ischemia
Reduced Blood Supply
Plain-language definition
Insufficient blood flow and oxygen to tissue. In the eye, ischemia can damage the retina, optic nerve, or visual pathways in the brain.
Where this term comes up
“Arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy can cause rapid, permanent vision loss in the other eye unless corticosteroid treatment is started promptly.”
Condition · Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
“It is used for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), ischemic retinal vein occlusions, and other ischemic retinal diseases.”
Treatment · Panretinal Photocoagulation (PRP)
“Diagnose ischemic optic neuropathy”
Test · Fluorescein Angiography
- Category
- Condition, finding, or disease process
- Also written as
- ischemic
Pathology terms describe diseases, tissue changes, exam findings, or complications that can affect vision or eye comfort.
Related glossary terms
- OCT
Optical Coherence Tomography
- MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- macula
Central Retina
- hemorrhage
Bleeding
- fundus
Back of the Eye
- bilaterally
On Both Sides
A note on medical context
A glossary definition can explain a word, but it cannot tell you whether a symptom or test result is serious. If this term came from an article, use the full article and your clinician's guidance for context.