Bilateral Optic Nerve Aplasia in an Otherwise Normal Infant

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Identifier 20000327_nanos_posters_24
Title Bilateral Optic Nerve Aplasia in an Otherwise Normal Infant
Creator Cassandra B. Onofrey, MD; J. T. Flynn, MD; B. L. Lam, MD
Affiliation Miami, Florida
Subject Bilateral Optic Nerve Aplasia; Congential Anomaly
Description Optic nerve aplasia (ONA), an extraordinarily rare congenital anomaly, is defined by the absence of an optic nerve, optic disc, retinal ganglion cells and axons, and central retinal vessels. Unilateral involvement predominates. Ocular and CNS malformations are common. Few cases of bilateral ONA have been reported to date, and in vivo studies have been incomplete.
Date 1999-03-15
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2000 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2000: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2000. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6qz5hhh
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 182384
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qz5hhh
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