| Literature DB >> 35574169 |
Kasim Qureshi1, Muhammad U Farooq1, Avneet Deol2, Christopher Glisson1, Philip B Gorelick3.
Abstract
Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is a common cause of vision loss in adults and is thought to be due to compromised perfusion to the optic nerve head. Patients with NAION in one eye are at risk of recurrence in the fellow eye. We report a case of sequential, bilateral NAION in a patient who was found to have a COL4A2 mutation. COL4A2 encodes a subunit of the collagen 4 protein, the major component of the human basement membranes, and has several known cerebrovascular and ocular associations.Entities:
Keywords: COL4A2; Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy; collagen vascular disease
Year: 2021 PMID: 35574169 PMCID: PMC9103496 DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2021.1992447
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroophthalmology ISSN: 0165-8107