Abstract
Dengue fever is caused by a flavivirus. This infection is endemic in the tropics and warm temperate regions of the world. Ocular manifestations of dengue fever include subconjunctival, vitreous, and retinal haemorrhages; posterior uveitis; optic neuritis; and maculopathies, haemorrhage, and oedema. However anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is a rare presentation. Optic nerve ischemia most frequently occurs at the optic nerve head, where structural crowding of nerve fibers and reduction of the vascular supply may combine to impair perfusion to a critical degree and produce optic disc oedema. Here we present a case of anterior ischemic optic neurapathy associated with dengue fever.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-620x.192272
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 9(3), 160-163
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Ramakrishnan, R., Shrivastava, S., Deshpande, S., & Patkar, P. (2016). Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following dengue fever. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 9(3), 160-163. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.192272
MLA 9
Ramakrishnan, Reshma, et al. "Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following dengue fever." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 9, no. 3, 2016, pp. 160-163. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.192272.
Chicago (author–date)
Ramakrishnan, Reshma, Saurabh Shrivastava, Shrikant Deshpande, and Priyanka Patkar. 2016. "Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following dengue fever." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 9 (3): 160-163. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.192272.
Harvard
Ramakrishnan, R., Shrivastava, S., Deshpande, S. and Patkar, P. (2016) 'Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following dengue fever', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 9(3), pp. 160-163. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.192272.
Vancouver
Ramakrishnan R, Shrivastava S, Deshpande S, Patkar P. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following dengue fever. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2016;9(3):160-163. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.192272
IEEE
R. Ramakrishnan, S. Shrivastava, S. Deshpande, and P. Patkar, "Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following dengue fever," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 160-163, 2016, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.192272.