Reversing Vision Loss and Preventing Optic Atrophy in Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

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Identifier 20130212_nanos_posters_113
Title Reversing Vision Loss and Preventing Optic Atrophy in Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Creator Suresh Subramaniam; William Fletcher
Affiliation University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Subject Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy; Idebenone; Brimonidine; Phytoestrogens; Vitamins
Description Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) causes profound loss of central vision and optic atrophy. A few reports exist of reversal of vision loss with idebenone or EPI-743 but almost invariably associated with optic atrophy. We report a young man presenting with central vision loss due to LHON. Vision and optic disc 'pseudoedema' improved during treatment over a year without the development of optic atrophy.
Date 2013-02-12
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2013 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2013: Poster Presentations
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 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 183369
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gf416z
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