Idiopathic Neuropathy
Optic neuropathy describes abnormalities of the optic nerve that occur as a result of ischemia,
Ischemic disorders are termed "arteritic" when they occur secondary to inflammations of blood vessels, chiefly giant cell arteritis (
Optic neuropathy is divided into
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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