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Perioperative secondary non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy

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Link to WHO Definition

Perioperative secondary non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1628968048

This refers to perioperative secondary non-arteritic ischemic damage to the optic nerve due to any cause. Damage and death of these nerve cells, or neurons, leads to characteristic features of optic neuropathy.