Interferon-Associated Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
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
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