Three Cases of Leber's Hereditary Optic Atrophy in One Family.
- Author:
Jae Cheun PARK
1
;
Joo Hwa LEE
;
Won Ui CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Humans;
Male;
Optic Atrophy;
Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber*;
Optic Neuritis
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1980;21(3):361-365
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors have experienced with three cases of Leber's hereditary optic atrophy one family which is a relatively rare condition characterized by acute or subacute failrure of central vision presenting as a retrobulbar neuritis or optic atrophy typically inypung males in late teens or in the early twenties, though the age range is very wide. The literature relating to Leber's hereditary optic atrophy was briefly reviewed.
