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New procedure for NAION appears promising

New Orleans-Transvitreal optic neurotomy, a space-creating procedure, may be a beneficial treatment for patients with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) because it reduces constriction of ocular tissue and prevents necrosis of functioning nerve fibers.

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