Belahsen Mohammed Faouzi
Department Chief of Neurology, Hassan II University Hospital of Fez, MoroccoPublications
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Research
Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Diabetic Patients: From the Acute to Resolving Phases
Author(s): Moutei Hassan*, Bennis Ahmed, Chraibi Fouad, Abdellaoui Meriem, Idriss Andaloussi Benatiya and Belahsen Mohammed Faouzi
Purpose: To describe changes in RNFLp thickness over time in diabetic patients with Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NOIA-NA). Materials and methods: This is a prospective observational study, conducted in the ophthalmology department at the University Hospital of Fez, between January 2018 and January 2020. Diabetic patients diagnosed with NOIA-NA underwent, at the time of diagnosis, at three and six months after the initial consultation, a complete ophthalmological examination, including assessment of best corrected visual acuity, a visual field (SITA 24-2 program, Humphrey-Zeiss Instruments), and papillary optical coherence tomography (TOPCON3D-OCT-Maestro). Results: We included 80 eyes of 80 diabetic patients with NOIA-NA. At the baseline evaluation, the average best corrected visual acuity was 0.50 ± 0.28 logMAR, while after six months of follow-up, it impro.. Read More»