| Identifier |
walsh_1982_s4_c2 |
| Title |
Leber's Optic Neuropathy; A Role for Intervention |
| Creator |
S. A. Newman, MD; N. R. Miller, MD; T. Slamovits, MD; R. M. Burde, MD |
| Affiliation |
(SAN) Charlottesville, VA; (NRM) Baltimore, MD; (TS) Pittsburgh, PA; (RMB) St. Louis, MO |
| Subject |
Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Optic Disk; Telangiectasis; Scotoma; Gliosis |
| History |
Case 1: A 15-year old male with 7-month history of blurred vision OD. Case 2: An 18-year old male with a 1-year history of bilateral loss of vision. Case 3: A 33-year old male with a 2-month history of decreased OS. Case 4: A 10-year old male with a 1-month history of decreased vision OS. |
| Pathology |
Maternally-linked genetic disorder presenting as an acute or subacute central vision loss leading to central scotoma and blindness. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy |
| Clinical |
Case 1 VA: 5/200 OD, 20/400 OS Case 2 VA: 20/400 OU Case 3 VA: Normal vision OD, Decreasing vision OS Case 4: 20/20 OD, 5/200 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Blurred vision; Central scotoma |
| Neuroimaging |
CT |
| Treatment |
N/A |
| Date |
1982 |
| References |
Attached |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1982 Walsh Proceedings |
| Relation is Part of |
1982 Walsh Session, February 19-20 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6n0199j |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178464 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n0199j |
