Evolution and Prognosis in Anterior Optic Neuropathy (NOIA) - Impact on Quality of Life of Patients

Abstract

The aim of the paper was to answer the two following aspects of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NOIA): Issues related to the onset of NOIA and diagnosis strategy: role and place of laboratory investigations in NOIA; and the second: the Evolution and prognosis of NOIA and the impact on the quality of life of patients. The study included 109 patients selected from those who presented NOIA-suggestive symptoms. The research was structured as a retrospective, longitudinal investigation of the lot. To be included in the survey, the selection method is based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study. The lot of the study included subjects of both sexes, aged between 51 and 78 years, from rural and urban areas. Ischemic optic neuropathy is a formidable disease that can rapidly lead to loss or damage of eye function, with a major impact on the quality of life of the patients.