Is nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with a specific platelet polymorphism located on the glycoprotein Ibalpha gene?
The presence of the VNTR B allele of glycoprotein Ibalpha confers a significant risk for NAION and predisposes affected patients to second eye involvement.
Data demonstrate that both adipsin and leptin predict greater CVL over time in the lateral and medial compartment, respectively. Importantly, this study also demonstrates that higher baseline levels of adipsin or leptin are associated with higher incidence of TKR.