As a rule, in young patients, idiopathic (not associated with arteritis) optopathy develops with hypercholesterolemia. Idiopathic opticopathy may be the first manifestation of lipid metabolism disorder.

In a study of 37 patients with idiopathic opticopathy and 74 as a control group, it was found that the total cholesterol level was significantly elevated in patients with optopathy compared with controls (235, respectively. 4 and 204. 0 mg / dl, P is the location of the disease with diabetes mellitus.

According to the data of magnetic resonance tomography, signs of optical neuritis and demyelinating processes of the CNS were not detected in any case. Patients at a relatively young age develop acute focal microvascular ischemia of the central nervous system. It is recommended intensive treatment of lipid metabolism disorders.

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