OPTIC NEURITIS AND UNCONTROLLED DIABETES MELLITUS IN 14 PATIENTS
Authors: P G SKILLERN, G LOCKHART
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Article1 September 1959OPTIC NEURITIS AND UNCONTROLLED DIABETES MELLITUS IN 14 PATIENTSPENN G. SKILLERN, M.D., F.A.C.P., GEORGE LOCKHART III, M.D.PENN G. SKILLERN, M.D., F.A.C.P., GEORGE LOCKHART III, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-3-468 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor many years there have been reports of the association of optic neuritis, retrobulbar neuritis or optic atrophy with diabetes mellitus. Our study is an analysis of the history and course of optic neuritis associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.RESULTSFourteen patients who had optic neuritis and diabetes mellitus comprise our series; patients with any other condition believed to be a possible cause of optic neuritis or optic atrophy were excluded from this study. 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Ophth. 31: 1053-1069, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. Werner LE: Retrobulbar neuritis, Tr. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom 65: 376, 1945. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 19, 1959.From the Departments of Endocrinology and Ophthalmology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and The Frank E. Bunts Educational Institute, Cleveland, Ohio.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Penn G. Skillern, M.D., Cleveland Clinic, 2020 East Ninety-third Street, Cleveland 6, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySonographic Optic Nerve Diameter and Clinical Biomarkers in Patients With Poorly Controlled Diabetes: A Comparative Analysis With Nondiabetic Subjects12. 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