Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
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Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. · Oct 2003
Schnabel cavernous degeneration: a vascular change of the aging eye.
Schnabel cavernous degeneration is a histologic finding originally attributed to glaucoma; however, its cause and significance have been controversial. ⋯ Schnabel cavernous optic atrophy appears to be a unilateral condition of elderly women with systemic vascular disease and few characteristic ocular features. Our data indicate that a chronic vascular occlusive disease of the proximal optic nerve is more involved in cavernous atrophic pathogenesis than is a sustained increase of intraocular pressure.