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¹Fatih Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz A.D., Ankara, Uzm. Dr.
²S.B. Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 1. Göz Kliniği, Ankara, Uzm. Dr.
³S.B. Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 1. Göz Kliniği Şef Yard., Ankara, Uzm. Dr.
⁴S.B. Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 1. Göz Kliniği Şefi, Ankara, Uzm. Dr. A 24-year-old female patient presented with visual loss in her left eye was evaluated. Visual acuity of her left eye was count fingers at 10 cm. Fundus examination revealed that small physiologic cup in the right eye and disk edema in the left eye. Further laboratory evaluation yielded C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation. Thrombophilic risk factors should be assessed in the young nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy patients. Keywords : Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation