Compressive Optic Neuropathy Due to Dolichoectatic Ophthalmic Artery.

Sylvia E Villarreal Navarro, Andrea Naranjo, Robert Dodd, Arian Mashhood, Heather E Moss

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Article in Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sylvia E Villarreal NavarroDepartment of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1013-7417

Andrea NaranjoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Robert DoddDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Arian MashhoodDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Heather E MossDepartment of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4373-447X

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Stanford Vision Research CoreP30EY026877 · NEI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Jeffrey L Goldberg · 2017 to 2026

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NEI NIH HHS P30 EY026877

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Abstract

A 63-year-old man experienced progressive vision loss in his right eye over five years. Ophthalmologic examination showed right optic neuropathy with optic nerve pallor. Prior MRI findings of gadolinium enhancement near the prechiasmatic optic nerve had suggested acute optic neuritis. A repeat MRI revealed a dilated vascular structure compressing the optic nerve, confirmed by Time-of-Flight MRA as dolichoectatic ophthalmic artery. Compression-related optic neuropathy caused by a dolichoectatic ophthalmic artery can have similar appearance to acute optic neuritis on MRI. When the clinical history or course does not align with the initial diagnosis, it is important to reconsider the diagnosis.

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Dolichoectasiamagnetic resonance imagingophthalmic arteryoptic neuropathyvision loss

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PMID42131160

DOI10.1080/01658107.2025.2526038

PMCPMC13166200

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