Etiology and clinical profile of childhood optic nerve atrophy at a tertiary eye care center in South India

Etiology and clinical profile of childhood optic nerve atrophy at a tertiary eye care center in South India

Background: Optic nerve atrophy is an important ophthalmological sign that may be associated with serious systemic conditions having a significant bearing on the overall morbidity of the child. Studies specific to etiology of childhood optic atrophy are scarce, this being the first such study from I...

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Main Authors: Supriya Chinta, Batriti S Wallang, Virender Sachdeva, Amit Gupta, Preeti Patil-Chhablani, Ramesh Kekunnaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Atypical optic neuritis
autoimmunity
multiple sclerosis
neuromyelitis optica
neuroretinitis
optic neuritis
optic neuropathy
Acetylcholine
autoimmune
neuro-muscular junction
ocular myasthenia gravis
Cortical visual impairment
hypoxia
hypoglycemia
optic atrophy
prematurity
periventricular leukomalacia
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
pseudotumor cerebri
treatment
Chemosis
strabismus
thyroid eye disease
Childhood optic atrophy
clinical profile
etiology
India
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2014;volume=62;issue=10;spage=1003;epage=1007;aulast=Chinta

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