Ultrasonography in distinguishing optic neuritis from nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

Background and Objectives: Optic neuritis (ON) and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) have some overlapping clinical profiles. We evaluated the usefulness of B-scan ultrasonography in distinguishing ON from NAION by measuring diameter of the optic nerve. Materials and Methods:...

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Main Authors: Alireza Dehghani, Masoomeh Giti, Mohamad Reza Akhlaghi, Mehdi Karami, Fatemeh Salehi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2012;volume=1;issue=1;spage=3;epage=3;aulast=Dehghani