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HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

Hereditary degeneration of the optic nerve and papillomacular bundle with resulting rapid loss of central vision, progressive for several weeks, then usually stationary with permanent central scotoma

OBS

Age of onset is variable, most often in the third decade;more males then females are affected, and transmission is cytoplasmic and strictly on the female side.

Key term(s)
  • hereditary optic atrophy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Atrophie optique bilatérale héréditaire survenant soudainement et aboutissant à une baisse importante de l'acuïté visuelle.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Key term(s)
  • névrite rétrobulbaire héréditaire

Spanish

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