| Identifier |
20210223_nanos_posters_187 |
| Title |
A Tale of Progressive Painless Vision Loss in a 64-year-old Man |
| Creator |
Moe Aung; Nicholas Volpe; Daniel Choi; Grant Liu |
| Affiliation |
(MA) (GL) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; (NV) Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |
| Subject |
Optic Neuropathy; Genetic Disease |
| Description |
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrially inherited disorder characterized by vision loss. LHON typically presents in young adulthood, but can affect patients over 60 years. Our patient is a 64-year-old man with a history of obstructive sleep apnea who presented with progressive sequential painless vision loss due to LHON. |
| Date |
2021-02 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2021 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2021: Poster Session IV: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm) |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2021. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6771b12 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1675977 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6771b12 |
