A 68-year-old woman with a history of giant cell arteritis presents with sudden loss of vision in the right eye. Examination reveals a relative afferent pupillary defect and a pale, atrophic optic disc with no swelling. Which finding best distinguishes this presentation of arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (A-AION) from non-arteritic AION (NA-AION)?

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