tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Central retinal artery occlusion and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with an overlap syndrome: a case report"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Central retinal artery occlusion and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with an overlap syndrome: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Central retinal artery occlusion and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with an overlap syndrome a case report Verônica C Lima1 Tiago S Prata 2 3 Jeffrey M Liebmann2 4 5 and Robert Ritch2 6 Address 1Retina Service Department of Ophthalmology The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary New York NY USA 2Einhorn Clinical Research Center The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary New York NY USA 3Glaucoma Service Department of Ophthalmology The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary 310 East 14th Street New York NY 10003 USA 4Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital New York NY USA 5New York University School of Medicine New York NY USA and 6New York Medical College Valhalla NY USA Email Verônica C Lima - vecastrolima@ Tiago S Prata - throb@ Jeffrey M Liebmann - jml18@ Robert Ritch - ritchmd@ Corresponding author Published 17 December 2008 Received 31 July 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 389 doi 1752-1947-2-389 Accepted 17 December 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 389 2008 Lima et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction An overlap syndrome is defined as the sequential appearance over time of two or more risk factors for glaucomatous damage. The appearance of a new risk factor can alter the course and prognosis of previously stable disease. Exfoliation syndrome is a leading cause of glaucoma and is associated with vascular disease. We report a case of central retinal artery occlusion and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in