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Br J Ophthalmol 2009;93:885-886 doi:10.1136/bjo.2008.142919
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Bilateral simultaneous anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy associated with Sticky Platelet Syndrome

  1. K A Mears1,2,
  2. G P Van Stavern3
  1. 1
    Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
  2. 2
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  3. 3
    Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
  1. Dr G P Van Stavern, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA; vanstaverng{at}vision.wustl.edu
  • Published Online First 28 July 2008

A 40-year-old man noticed blurred vision in his right eye which lasted 2 days and then improved. Four days later, he had central blurring of vision in his left eye which was noticed upon awakening. This progressed throughout the day until only a small temporal island of vision remained. He had a previous episode of left-sided numbness, weakness and headache 3 months prior, all of which resolved spontaneously. He was referred to the Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinic.

Past medical and surgical history was unremarkable. …

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