Abstract
We examined and evaluated a 42-year-old woman with recurrent deteriorating non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy of unknown cause. Hematologic work-up revealed that she was heterozygous for activated protein C resistance; therefore, an anticoagulant treatment was administered. APC resistance with a point mutation in factor V might be a cause for anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Further study with a large group is needed to evaluate our findings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 151-152 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Annals of Ophthalmology - Glaucoma |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - May 1999 |