Metabolic syndrome and its components are associated with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy.
Darrell KohliKristi Y WuLaunia J WhiteDavid O HodgeJohn J ChenGavin W RoddyPublished in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2022)
Patients with MetS were more likely to have NAION. Further studies are needed to determine whether MetS is a modifiable risk factor for NAION.