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. 2019 Aug 15;15:317–353. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S182450

Table 4.

Data summary of patients with TAO and eye involvement

No Year Authors The number of patients Age Chief complaint Duration of disease (amputation) Smoking status How to diagnose the current disease Suggested treatment The outcome of treatment
1 2018 Korkmaz et al (Turkey)59 1 43 years Onset of low vision in the left eye due to nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy TAO diagnosis 7 years earlier according to clinical Shionoya’s criteria, CT angiography and excluding other types of vasculitis or hyper-coagulable state
He was under treatment of Cilostazol
One pack of cigarette a day for 20 years Eye examination including fluorescein angiography brain/orbits MRI and MR venography with and without contrast Aspirin (300 mg/daily) and oral steroid (prednisone, 1 mg/kg/daily, 14 days Partial improvement at the 4th day of treatment
2 2017 Eris et al (Turkey)60 1 64 years Onset of acute painless vision loss in his left eye due to central retinal artery occlusion TAO diagnosis from 32 years earlier and one BK amputation during this time Smoking for 43 years Eye examination including fluorescein angiography Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for 20 sessions Partially improvement
3 2015 Marques et al (Portugal)61 1 64 years Progressive bilateral visual acuity decrease and nyctalopia due to extensive chorioretinal atrophy TAO diagnosis about 30 years earlier and several minor amputations during this time Previous smoker (15 pack/year) Eye examination including fluorescein angiography Aspirin (150 mg/daily) Partially improvement during 1 year follow-up
4 2014 Koban et al (Turkey)62 1 48 years Acute vision loss in the left eye due to acute inferonasal branch retinal artery occlusion and bilateral normal tension glaucoma TAO diagnosis 12 years earlier and two BK amputations during this time Unknown Eye examination including fluorescein angiography
Cranial MRI
Unknown Unknown
5 2006 Ohguro et al (Japan)63 1 66 years Progressive visual field disturbance in the left eye due to normal tension glaucoma with branch retinal artery occlusion TAO diagnosis 10 years earlier and history of myocardial infarction during this time Unknown Eye examination including fluorescein angiography
Cranial MRI
Unknown Unknown