TableĀ 1

Demographic profile, visual acuity and systemic disease associations in patients with NAION

Optic disc diameter (mm)
Patient noAgGenderRaceStudy eyeDelay after onset of symptoms (days)VA (logMAR)HVOptic disc sectors involvedSystemic diseases
171MChineseRight41.31.82.0InferiorSHT, dyslipidaemia, IHD
282FChineseLeft51.01.41.5DiffuseSHT,DM, IHD
367MChineseLeft41.01.61.6DiffuseSHT, DM
367MChineseRight51.61.51.4Diffuse (predominantly inf)SHT, DM
461FChineseRight71.32.12.3InferiorSHT, dyslipidaemia
567MChineseRight70.51.00.9SuperotemporalSHT, dyslipidaemia, OSA
  • DM, diabetes mellitus; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; logMAR, logarithm of the maximal angle resolution; NAION, non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy; OSA, obstructive sleep apnoea; SHT, systemic hypertension; VA, visual acuity.