Term Name: | arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
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Definition: | An anterior ischemic optic neuropathy that is characterized by near-complete vision loss caused by damage to the medium-sized blood vessels supplying the optic nerves following temporal arteritis. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0050863] ( DOID:0050863 ) |