Identifier |
Hereditary-Optic-Neuropathy-2017 |
Title |
Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy) |
Creator |
NANOS |
Subject |
Hereditary Optic Neuropathy; Patient Brochure |
Description |
Hereditary Optic Neuropathy - A hereditary optic neuropathy is caused by a genetic variant (or mutation) that causes dysfunction of the neurons (nerve cells) which form the optic nerve. The optic nerve sends information from the back of the eye to the vision center in the brain.The two most common types of hereditary optic neuropathies are dominant optic atrophy (DOA) and Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). |
Date |
2022-09 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Relation is Part of |
NOVEL Patient Portal |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2022. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
File Name |
Hereditary-Optic-Neuropathy-2017 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dk0q9t |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_novel |
ID |
1538224 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dk0q9t |