Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

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Identifier EEC-Optic-nerve-hypoplasia-v3
Title Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
Creator Rahul A. Sharma, MD, MPH; Valérie Biousse, MD
Affiliation (RAS) Neuro-ophthalmology Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; (VB) Cyrus H. Stoner Professor of Ophthalmology, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Subject Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
Description This is an illustrated guide to the clinical diagnosis of optic nerve hypoplasia. Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is the most common congenital optic nerve anomaly, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 2287 live births. It may present unilaterally or bilaterally. It is seen in isolation or in association with several ocular and systemic conditions (Table 1). Clinical features include: a small optic nerve (reduced diameter); peripapillary halo ("double ring sign"); vision that can range from normal to severely reduced; the presence of nystagmus or strabismus. ONH has been associated with several brain abnormalities, including hydrocephalus, agenesis or hypoplasia of the septum pellucidum and corpus callosum and abnormalities of the pituitary gland. The association of ONH with midline brain findings has been referred to as "Septo-optic dysplasia" and "de Morsier syndrome". All patients with optic nerve hypoplasia should receive an endocrinological evaluation and undergo a MRI brain.
Date 2020
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - The Emory Eye Center Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/eec/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_eec
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n63wpb
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