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| | Optic Atrophy: Definition, Symptoms, and Treatment - Kellogg Eye Center |
 | | Optic atrophy means the loss of some (resulting in little visual change) or most (resulting in severe visual loss) of the nerve fibers in the optic nerve. | | | Optic atrophy can occur in people where the optic nerve or nerves did not develop properly. | | | Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment for optic atrophy. |
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http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/conditions/optic.atrophy.html
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| | Disease - Optic nerve atrophy - Hartford, Connecticut |
| | Optic nerve atrophy involves tissue death of the nerve that carries the information of vision from the eye to the brain. | | | Patients with optic nerve atrophy will be closely monitored by an ophthalmologist with experience in neuro-ophthalmology. | | | Optic nerve atrophy can be readily detected on complete examination of the eyes. |
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http://www.saintfranciscare.com/13108.cfm
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| | eMedicine - Optic Neuropathy, Compressive : Article by Talmadge (Ted) Cooper, MD |
| | Optic neuritis usually presents with acute or subacute visual loss in a patient younger than 50 years and frequently is associated with pain on eye movement. | | | Optic nerve gliomas are much more common in children, have a much better prognosis, and frequently are associated with neurofibromatosis. | | | The movement of the eye often is not affected by conditions causing compression of the optic nerve. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic167.htm
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| | Although retrobulbar optic neuritis was a working diagnosis at one point, the relationship to headaches, minimal afferent pupillary defect and macular pigmentary changes raised a variety of hereditary possibilities. | | | Whitsitt noted that the specific etiology of the right optic nerve dysfunction remained elusive. | | | All manifestations should be recorded in detail, with emphasis on those that affect his ability to engage in employment. |
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http://www.va.gov/vetapp/files3/9420190.txt
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| | The Optic Nerve |
| | This eventually results in the death of the ganglion cells and their axons which comprise the optic nerve, thereby causing less and less visual impulses from the eye to reach the brain. | | | It may affect the part of the nerve and disk within the eyeball (papillitis) or the portion behind the eyeball (retrobulbar optic neuritis, causing pain with eye movement). | | | From there, the nerve fibers become the optic tract, passing through the thalamus and turning into the optic radiation until they reach the visual cortex in the occipital lobe at the back of the brain. |
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http://www.tedmontgomery.com/the_eye/optcnrve.html
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| | Optic nerve problems |
| | The optic nerve can be affected due to birth anomalies like Coloboma. | | | This is seen as an increase in cupping of the optic nerve. | | | Multiple sclerosis is the main condition to look out for in optic neuritis. |
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http://members.tripod.com/manisha_b/Optic_Nerve/OpticNProblems.htm
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| | Optic atrophy |
| | Nutritional deficiencies and poisons can be associated with gradual vision loss and optic atrophy, or with sudden vision loss and optic disc swelling. | | | This change in visual function can be a decrease in sharpness and clarity of vision (visual acuity) or decreases in side (peripheral) vision. | | | This increased pressure may eventually affect the optic nerve if left untreated. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/optic_atrophy.jsp
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| | Optic Nerve Atrophy Pediatric Visual Diagnosis Fact Sheet |
| | The optic nerve, when examined with an ophthalmoscope, has a gray-white appearance, which may not be apparent for four to six weeks from time of optic nerve injury. | | | The optic nerve functions like a cable carrying information from the eye to be processed by the brain. | | | A child's ability to see clearly (visual acuity) is affected due to nerve damage that occurs in the central part of the retina responsible for detail and color vision (macula). |
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http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/spring99/ona.htm
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 8, Ch. 101, Optic Nerve And Optic Pathway Disorders |
| | Visual loss is roughly proportional to the degree of nerve atrophy and can range from little loss of vision to total blindness with no pupillary response to direct light. | | | The lamina cribrosa is clearly visible in the physiologic cup, and the retina is usually normal. | | | Optic atrophy is a sign of chronic optic nerve disease and is not a diagnosis in itself; its presence demands search for a cause. |
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http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section8/chapter101/101e.jsp
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| | Leber's |
| | The International Foundation for Optic Nerve Disease This is an outstanding site for all aspects of optic nerve disease. |
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http://www.lowvision.org/lebers.htm
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| | Leber's Optic Atrophy |
| | In some cases, affected individuals may experience recurrent headaches and gradual deterioration of the nerves of the eye (optic atrophy). | | | Genetic counseling may be of benefit for patients and their families. | | | Services which benefit the sight-impaired may be helpful to Leber's patients. |
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http://hw.healthdialog.com/kbase/nord/nord534.htm
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| | Optic atrophy |
| | The child may not be aware of these fluctuations; the classroom teacher should be alerted to their possibility. | | | Since changes in visual function occur gradually (over weeks or months), ophthalmoscopic observations are not reliable predictors of functioning until disk cupping and marked pallor are noted; these are unfavorable signs. | | | Visual loss as a result of pressure against the optic nerve may be restored if the cause is identified and treated early. |
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http://www.spedex.com/resource/documents/veb/optic_atrophy.html
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| | In 1956, he defined SOD as being associated with optic nerve hypoplasia and the absence of the septum pellucidum (Rush et. | | | The Incidence and Significance of Optic Atrophy In Patients with Mental Retardation | | | Oktan and colleagues(1995) demonstrated that patients with Wolfram syndrome had both optic atrophy and pituitary dysfunction. |
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http://www2.umdnj.edu/forumweb/optic.htm
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| | ► Optic nerve atrophy |
| | Atrophy (tissue death) of the nerve that carries the information of vision from the eye to the brain. | | | Optic nerve atrophy may be caused by disease of the brain, such as multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, and stroke. | | | Various eye diseases, glaucoma in particular, may cause optic nerve atrophy. |
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http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001622.htm
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| | Retina International's Scientific Newsletter - Optic Atrophy Loci |
| | Johns,D.R. Genotype-phenotype interaction in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. | | | Brown,M.D., Sun,F., and Wallace,D.C. Clustering of Caucasian Leber hereditary optic neuropathy patients containing the 11778 or 14484 mutations on an mtDNA lineage. | | | Macmillan,C., Johns,T.A., Fu,K., and Shoubridge,E.A. Predominance of the T14484C Mutation in French-Canadian Families with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Is Due to a Founder Effect. |
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http://www.retina-international.org/sci-news/optat.htm
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| | optic atrophy |
| | Could anyone please help us by giving some suggestion, direction of handling, therapy etc. Thanks, | | | i was diagnosed in 1995 as having optic neuristis since then they have changed it to optic atrophy i have had steroid treatments in the hospital several times and i go to an opthamologists once a year. | | | i have severe disabling migraines which i have told are not related to the optic atrophy. |
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http://www.diagnosishealth.com/discussion1/_disc67/00000002.htm
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| | Symptoms of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Diseases > Leber's hereditary optic atrophy > Symptoms | | | Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy may vary on an individual basis for each patient. | | | This signs and symptom information for Leber's hereditary optic atrophy has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy signs or Leber's hereditary optic atrophy symptoms. |
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http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/l/lebers_hereditary_optic_atrophy/symptoms.htm
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| | optic atrophy: Information From Answers.com |
| | There may be symptoms associated with loss of vision (although there may be a particular difficulty with colour vision). | | | The optic nerve is part of the brain and has no capability for regeneration. | | | Optic atrophy means that on microscopic examination most of the fibers of the optic nerve are degenerated (dead). |
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http://www.answers.com/topic/optic-atrophy
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| | Optic atrophy |
| | Optic atrophies (OA) refer to a specific group of hereditary optic neuropathies in which the cause of the optic nerve dysfunction is inherited either in an autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive pattern. | | | MRI of patients with ADOA reflects the important loss of tissue of the optic nerve due to a dramatic reduction of the retinal ganglion cells. | | | In the pure congenital AROA, optic atrophy is never associated with neurological disorder and visual impairment is severe. |
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http://orphanet.infobiogen.fr/static/GB/optic_atrophy.html
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| | Optic Atrophy |
| | Simply defined, this is a loss of function of the optic nerve with resulting gliosis and a decrease or loss of capillaries and axonal tissue within the nerve. | | | The pial septa thicken within the optic nerve due to proliferation of the glial, meningeal, and connective tissue elements. | | | The type of optic atrophy depends on the pathogenetic factors involved; ascending damage from within the eye (glaucoma, optic neuritis, papilledema, and many primary lesions of the retina-choroid), descending from damage to the optic nerve or brain (trauma, hydrocephalus, neoplasm, demyelinating diseases), or due to congenital defect (Leber's optic atrophy). |
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http://insight.med.utah.edu/opatharch/onerve/optic_atrophy.htm
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| | Optic Atrophies, Hereditary - Hereditary Optic Atrophy - information page with HONselect |
| | Definition: Hereditary conditions that feature progressive visual loss in association with optic atrophy. | | | Broader term(s): - Optic Atrophy - Optic Nerve Diseases - Cranial Nerve Diseases - Nervous System Diseases - Neurodegenerative Diseases - Eye Diseases | | | Broader term(s): - Optic Nerve Diseases - Cranial Nerve Diseases - Nervous System Diseases - Neurodegenerative Diseases - Eye Diseases, Hereditary - Eye Diseases |
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http://www.hon.ch/HONselect/RareDiseases/EN/C10.292.700.225.500.html
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| | Leber optic atrophy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | Ruth Lundsgaard, Leber's disease; a (additional info and facts about genealogic) genealogic, (additional info and facts about genetic) genetic and clinical study of 101 cases of retrobulbar optic neuritis in 20 Danish families (Copenhagen, 1944). | | | Leber optic atrophy is an inherited affection of the (The cranial nerve that serves the retina) optic nerve, causing defective vision. | | | Its mode of inheritance has been much debated. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/l/le/leber_optic_atrophy.htm
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| | Lancaster General Hospital - Mitochondrial Inheritance: Leber's Optic Atrophy |
| | The first human disease that was associated with a mutation in mitochondrial DNA is called Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, or LHON. | | | The normal 46 chromosomes in our body are contained in the center of the cell, which is called the nucleus. | | | LHON causes a painless loss of central vision between 12 and 30 years of age. |
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http://www.lancastergeneral.org/content/greystone_22354.asp
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| | Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy |
| | Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a rare inherited disorder of the eye that is characterized by the relatively slow, painless, progressive loss of vision. | | | This disorder can initially affect one eye or both, but both eyes are usually affected within six months. | | | Healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information. |
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http://www.bchealthguide.org/kbase/nord/nord534.htm
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| | Re: optic atrophy |
| | At the same time, migraine is a VERY common condition affecting about 25 million americans. | | | At the same time, the cause of optic neuritis in many cases can never be found. | | | Neurological problems can frequently be frustrating in terms of diagnosis. |
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http://www.diagnosishealth.com/discussion1/_disc67/00000003.htm
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| | optic_atrophy_2 |
| | [disease of ganglion cells of optic nerve; no previous disc swelling]: | | | [generalised retinal disease, with optic atrophy not being the 'main feature']: | | | [disease of optic nerve fibres; preceded by disc swelling]: |
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| | Optic atrophy |
| | William J. Moran, DO Solomon Yigazu, MD Hemalatha Ayirala, MD Illustrations: | | | End result of loss of ganglion cells or axons of the optic nerve | | | Compression of the optic nerve or chiasm or tract by tumor or by aneurysm |
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http://www.5mcc.com/Assets/SUMMARY/TP0636.html
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| | Optic Atrophy and Leber's Disease |
| | Leber's Optic Neuropathy Information from Contact a Family (UK) | | | Optic Atrophy Information from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | | | Leber's Heriditary Optic Neuropathy Listserv at St Johns |
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http://www.nhbvi.com/internet/Eye/opticatrophy.html
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| | Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations |
| | Availability information may be found in the Availability, Publisher, Research Organization, Resource Relation and/or Author (affiliation information) fields and/or via the "Full-text Availability" link. | | | For a journal article, please see the Resource Relation field. | | | Energy Citations Database (ECD) Document #5914230 - Reevaluation of the linkage of an optic atrophy susceptibility gene to X-chromosomal markers in Finnish families with Leber hereditary optic neuroretinopathy (LHON) |
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http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=5914230
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| | Leber optic atrophy |
| | Phosphorus MR spectroscopy shows a tissue specific in vivo distribution of biochemical expression of the G3460A mutation in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy | | | Propose a link / Report a dead link : | | | Ondine's curse in a woman with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy |
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http://www.gfmer.ch/genetic_diseases_v2/gendis_detail_list.php?cat3=502
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| | Leber Optic Atrophy |
| | [LHON, Leber's Optic Atrophy, Leber's Optic Neuropathy], GeneReviews |
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