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Visual fields of patients with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) were classified according to quantitative criteria, using the Octopus™ perimeter. Although a significant altitudinal pattern of field loss was found in 55% of perimetric examinations, the “spared” hemifields routinely showed some loss of sensitivity. This finding, along with the diffuse loss of sensitivity in a high percentage of visual fields, indicates more extensive involvement of the circulation of the anterior optic nerve head than has previously been suggested. Furthermore, patients with diabetes mellitus alone were found to have a statistically separable pattern of visual field loss. The pathophysiologic implications of the visual fields in AION and their relationship to the clinical findings were investigated.
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Traustason, O.I., Feldon, S.E., Leemaster, J.E. et al. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy: Classification of field defects by Octopus™ automated static perimetry. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 226, 206–212 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181182
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