Diffuse Atrophy - Evolution of Optic Disc Palor After Optic Nerve Transection

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Identifier IIA1_03e
Title Diffuse Atrophy - Evolution of Optic Disc Palor After Optic Nerve Transection
Creator William F. Hoyt, MD
Affiliation (WFH) Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
Subject Optic Disc Atrophy from Retrobulbar Causes; Retrograde Optic Nerve Degeneration; Severe Atrophy; Diffuse Atrophy
Description Injury on December 8, 1978. Evolution of optic disc pallor after optic nerve transection. Woman having rhinoplasty suffered optic nerve transection. Left eye. Photo taken February 14, 1979 - 65 days post accident. Optic disc is completely pale. All evidence of retinal nerve fiber layer is gone. Anatomy: Optic disc. Pathology: Total retrograde optic atrophy. Disease/Diagnosis: Transection of the optic nerve. Clinical: Blindness.
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Scanned at 2700 ppi on Nikon LS2000 and Nikon 8000 film scanners
Type Image
Source 35mm Kodachrome slide; 8a-b
Relation is Part of group IIA1
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: William F. Hoyt Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Hoyt/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 1960. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6hf0s5d
Setname ehsl_novel_wfh
ID 189691
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hf0s5d
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