A case of retinal ciliary artery obstruction complicated after nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

• Published in: BMC ophthalmology Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 212 - 8
• Main Authors: Huang, Yihong, Huang, Guangqian, Zhu, Xinxing, Peng, Fengxue, Zhang, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.04.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acuity; Arterial occlusions; Arteries; Blood pressure; C-reactive protein; Case Report; Case reports; Case studies; Ciliary Arteries - pathology; Complication; Edema; Eye; Fluorescein Angiography; Fundus Oculi; Hemorrhage; Humans; Hypotension; Ischemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Male; Medical imaging; Methylprednisolone; Middle Aged; Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy; Optic nerve; Optic neuropathy; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - complications; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - diagnosis; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - drug therapy; Optics; Pneumonia; Retina; Retinal Artery Occlusion - complications; Retinal Artery Occlusion - diagnosis; Retinal Artery Occlusion - etiology; Retinal ciliary artery obstruction; Retinal diseases; Tomography; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Vein & artery diseases; Visual Acuity; Visual field; Visual field occlusion; Visual Fields; China; Complication; Visual field occlusion; Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy; Retinal ciliary artery obstruction

Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy(NAION) results from disease of the small vessels supplying the anterior portion of the optic nerve, its exact cause remains unknown. The retinal Ciliary Artery Obstruction (CrAO), may be identified in one-third of normal eyes. This congenital vascular...