Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is a relatively common cause of acute, painless vision loss in patients typically older than 50 years. Presentation is often associated with predisposing vasculopathic risk factors, but has also been reported as a complication of pregnancy. We describe a young, healthy female with disc drusen who suffered bilateral NAION due to postpartum blood loss. To our knowledge this is the first such case to be reported in the English-language ophthalmic literature.
Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is a relatively common cause of acute, painless vision loss in patients typically older than 50 years. Presentation is often associated with predisposing vasculopathic risk factors, but has also been reported as a complication of pregnancy. We describe a young, healthy female with disc drusen who suffered bilateral NAION due to postpartum blood loss. To our knowledge this is the first such case to be reported in the English-language ophthalmic literature.