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Carotid artery intimal medial thickness and carotid artery plaques in hypertensive patients with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy.
Zhu Wenhui, Chen Tingting, Jin Ling, Wang Haoyu, Yao Fengjuan, Wang Congyao et al.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp OphthalmolJul 20176 citationsCase-Control Study
This study found hypertensive NAION patients have significantly thicker carotid arteries and more plaque, suggesting carotid atherosclerosis is linked to NAION risk, possibly due to shared vascular pathology.