Mechanical optic neuropathy in high myopia

Clin Exp Optom. 2018 Jul;101(4):613-615. doi: 10.1111/cxo.12548. Epub 2017 May 14.

Authors

Georgios Bontzos^{1

2}, Sotiris Plainis^{1

2

3}, Efrosini Papadaki⁴, Trisevgeni Giannakopoulou^{1

2}, Efstathios Detorakis^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.
² Institute of Vision and Optics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
³ Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁴ Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece.

PMID: 28503855
DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12548

No abstract available

Keywords: acceleration; mechanical damage; optic nerve; pathologic myopia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Axial Length, Eye / diagnostic imaging
Axial Length, Eye / pathology*
Evoked Potentials, Visual / physiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Myopia, Degenerative / complications*
Myopia, Degenerative / diagnosis
Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Stress, Mechanical*
Vision Disorders / diagnosis
Vision Disorders / etiology
Visual Acuity / physiology
Visual Field Tests