Recent Findings from Northwestern University Has Provided New Information about Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (Bilateral Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Retinal Ischemia In a Pediatric Dialysis Patient).

A recent study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, has provided new information about ischemic optic neuropathy, a condition that causes vision loss. The study focused on a nearly 3-year-old boy on nightly dialysis who presented with sudden loss of vision. The researchers found that the boy had bilateral optic disk edema, diffuse pallor of posterior poles, and a cherry red spot in the left fundus. The patient's presentation was most consistent with bilateral nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy and unilateral central retinal artery occlusion. After 9 months, the boy's vision remained largely unchanged. This research has been peer-reviewed and can be accessed through the Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. [Extracted from the article]