Bilateral simultaneous anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy associated with Sticky Platelet Syndrome
- K A Mears1,2,
- G P Van Stavern3
- 1Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 3Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
- 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. …
