Journal Reviews

Positive diagnosis of acute posterior ischaemic optic nerve neuropathy

1 December 2015 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | DWI, PION, Diffusion restriction, diffusion-weighted imaging, posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

Posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy is a rare cause of visual loss believed to be due to infarction in the territory of the pial branches of the ophthalmic artery. There is an absence of clinical signs which means the diagnosis is...