Article

WATCH: Should patients with NAION receive sleep studies?

Author(s):

Andrew Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, briefly discuss whether all patients with NAION should receive a sleep study.

Andrew Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, briefly discuss the pros and cons as to whether all patients with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) should receive a sleep study. Looking at arguments presented by Thomas R. Hedges III, MD, and Clare Fraser, MD, Lee and Fontin reflect on the question and their own clinical practice.

Related Videos
(Image credit: Ophthalmology Times) AGS 2025: Telemedicine and genetics for resource-efficient care with Louis R. Pasquale, MD
(Image credit: Ophthalmology Times) AGS 2025: Two-year data of bio-interventional cyclodialysis with scleral allograft with Leon W. Herndon Jr, MD
(Image credit: Ophthalmology Times) AGS 2025: Aqueous humor outflow improvement after excimer laser trabeculostomy with Clemens Strohmaier, PhD
(Image credit: Ophthalmology Times) AGS 2025: Long-term efficacy and safety of standalone and phaco ELT with Marc Toeteberg-Harms, MD
© 2025 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.