Interferon-Associated Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

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By this author: Chatzoulis, Dimitrios ;&nbsp; Brouzas, Dimitrios ;&nbsp; Theodossiadis, Panagiotis ;&nbsp; Liaskou, Aikaterini ;&nbsp; Charakidas, Antonis ;&nbsp; Davaki, Panagiota

Authors: Chatzoulis, Dimitrios; Brouzas, Dimitrios; Theodossiadis, Panagiotis; Liaskou, Aikaterini; Charakidas, Antonis; Davaki, Panagiota

Source: Annals of Ophthalmology, Volume 33, Number 2, June 2001 , pp. 164-168(5)

Publisher: Humana Press

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Abstract:

Ischemic optic neuropathy developed 3 to 6 months after the start of conventional-dose interferon therapy for malignancies in a 53 yearold woman with adenocarcinoma and a 67-year-old man with penile cancer. One case concurrently manifested peripheral neuropathy with histologic evidence of local vasculitis. After follow-up (5 years and 16 months), visual acuity, visual fields, and visual-evoked potentials had improved considerably but were still abnormal.

Document Type: Miscellaneous

Publication date: 2001-06-01