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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a patient with Crohn's disease and aberrant MTHFR and GPIIIa gene variants.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 1 Oct 2010
Felekis T, Katsanos K H, Zois C D, Vartholomatos G, Kolaitis N, Asproudis I, Tsianos E V
Abstract excerpt
Large spectrums of ophthalmic manifestations from the anterior to the posterior segment have been so far reported in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is caused by acute ischemic infarction of the optic nerve head and is distinguished in two different types, non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuroparhy (NAION) which is the most frequent type and arteritic anterior...
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