A Clinical Study of the Optic Nerve Diseases.

Lee, Eun Kyung; Jin, Kyung Hyun; Kim, Sang Min

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(5):389-396.
Published online May 1, 1991.

A Clinical Study of the Optic Nerve Diseases.

Eun Kyung Lee, Kyung Hyun Jin, Sang Min Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

시신경질환의 임상적 고찰

이은경(Eun Kyung Lee),진경현(Kyung Hyun Jin),김상민(Sang Min Kim)

Abstract

The authors clinically analyzed 240 patients of optic nerve diseases who visited the Department of Ophthalmology of Kyung Hee University hospital during four and a half years from July 1985 to February 1990. The most common optic nerve disease was optic nerve atrophy(59.2%), followed by optic neuritis, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, papilledema, compressive optic neuropathy, retrobulbar optic neuritis, toxic neuropathy, and anomaly of optic nerve. According to sex, there was no significant difference between female and male. In comparison with age groups, the largest group was in the age group of 21-30 years. In cases of optic nerve atrophy, the most common cause was trauma(29.1%), most common age group was 21-30 years. In cases of optic neuritis, the most common cause was idiopathic(61.7%), most common age group was 31-40 years. Visual improvement was seen in 85.3%. In cases of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, the most common cause was idiopathic(35.0%), most common age group was 41-50 years. Visual improvement was seen in 15%. In cases of papilledema, the most common cause was brain tumor (88.2%), most common age group was 41-50 years.

Key Words: data-optic nerve disease-AION;Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy