| Identifier |
20210223_nanos_posters_187 |
| Title |
A Tale of Progressive Painless Vision Loss in a 64-year-old Man |
| Creator |
Moe Aung, Nicholas Volpe, Daniel Choi, Grant Liu |
| Subject |
Optic Neuropathy; Genetic Disease |
| Description |
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrially inherited disorder characterized by vision loss. LHON typically presents in young adulthood, but can affect patients over 60 years. Our patient is a 64-year-old man with a history of obstructive sleep apnea who presented with progressive sequential painless vision loss due to LHON. |
| Date |
2021-02 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2021 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2021: Poster Session IV: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm) |
| 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 2021. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6771b12 |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Contributor Primary |
Moe Aung |
| Contributor Secondary |
Nicholas Volpe, Daniel Choi, Grant Liu |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1675977 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6771b12 |
