Open AccessRisk Factors for Fellow Eye Involvement in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Author(s) -
Melinda Y. Chang,
John L. Keltner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/wno.0000000000000715
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior ischemic optic neuropathy , optic neuropathy , hazard ratio , retrospective cohort study , ischemic optic neuropathy , risk factor , ophthalmology , proportional hazards model , univariate analysis , continuous positive airway pressure , obstructive sleep apnea , confidence interval , surgery , optic nerve , multivariate analysis
Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is the most common acute optic neuropathy in individuals older than 50 years. Demographic, ocular, and systemic risk factors for NAION have been identified, and we sought to determine which, if any, of these factors also increase risk of NAION in the fellow eye.