Omer Karti1, Dilek Top Karti2, İlay Hilal Kilic3, Figen Gokcay3, Nese Celebisoy3. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Saim Cıkrıkcı cad. No: 59, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey. kartiomer@gmail.com. 2. Department of Neurology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. 3. Department of Neurology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To analyze the demographic patterns, clinical characteristics, and treatment protocols of optic neuropathies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The hospital data of patients with optic neuropathy admitted to the Department of Neuro-ophthalmology in a tertiary referral center in Turkey between January 2010 to January 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic patterns, clinical features, treatment protocols, and the natural disease courses were assessed. RESULTS: The total number of patients with optic neuropathy seen over this period was 240, which consist of 43 with idiopathic optic neuritis (17.9%), 40 with multiple sclerosis-related optic neuritis (16.7%), 12 with chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuritis (5.0%), 12 with atypical optic neuritis (5.0%), 11 with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders-related optic neuritis (4.6%), 90 with non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (37.5%), 4 with arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (1.7%), 10 with traumatic optic neuropathy (4.1%), 6 with compressive optic neuropathy (2.5%), and 12 with mitochondrial optic neuropathy [9 with toxic optic neuropathy (3.7%) and 3 with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (1.2%)]. There were 101 males (42%) and 139 females (58%). The mean age was 43.34 ± 15.86 years. CONCLUSION: This study reported the demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment protocols of optic neuropathies in a neuro-ophthalmology specialty clinic at a tertiary referral center in Turkey during the past decade. The data may be useful in assessing the global status of optic neuropathies.
PURPOSE: To analyze the demographic patterns, clinical characteristics, and treatment protocols of optic neuropathies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The hospital data of patients with optic neuropathy admitted to the Department of Neuro-ophthalmology in a tertiary referral center in Turkey between January 2010 to January 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic patterns, clinical features, treatment protocols, and the natural disease courses were assessed. RESULTS: The total number of patients with optic neuropathy seen over this period was 240, which consist of 43 with idiopathic optic neuritis (17.9%), 40 with multiple sclerosis-related optic neuritis (16.7%), 12 with chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuritis (5.0%), 12 with atypical optic neuritis (5.0%), 11 with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders-related optic neuritis (4.6%), 90 with non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (37.5%), 4 with arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (1.7%), 10 with traumatic optic neuropathy (4.1%), 6 with compressive optic neuropathy (2.5%), and 12 with mitochondrial optic neuropathy [9 with toxic optic neuropathy (3.7%) and 3 with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (1.2%)]. There were 101 males (42%) and 139 females (58%). The mean age was 43.34 ± 15.86 years. CONCLUSION: This study reported the demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment protocols of optic neuropathies in a neuro-ophthalmology specialty clinic at a tertiary referral center in Turkey during the past decade. The data may be useful in assessing the global status of optic neuropathies.
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Keywords:
Color vision; Optic nerve; Optic neuropathies; Relative afferent pupillary defect; Visual field defect
Authors: Omer Karti; Dilek Top Karti; Mehmet Ozgur Zengin; Bora Yüksel; Mustafa Oguztoreli; Tuncay Kusbeci Journal: Neuroophthalmology Date: 2018-09-19