Bilateral Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy as a Presentation of Severe Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report

Conclusion: Diabetic cranial neuropathy usually involves single or sequential nerve involvement but combined involvement of bilateral optic nerve and left 3, 4, and 6th cranial nerve involvement is unique to the current presentation. PION should be kept in mind in patients presenting with sudden painless bilateral vision loss with normal fundoscopy in the background of systemic disease like diabetes mellitus, though it usually occurs postoperatively.
Source: The Neurologist - Category: Neurology Tags: Case Report/Case Series Source Type: research