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. 1989 Sep;73(9):762–764. doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.9.762

Bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy associated with optic disc drusen and systemic hypotension.

C Michaelson 1, M Behrens 1, J Odel 1
PMCID: PMC1041874  PMID: 2804033

Abstract

We report a case of bilateral anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy in a 23-year-old woman which was probably attributable to optic disc drusen and systemic hypotension related to peritoneal dialysis for renal failure.

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