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. 1990 May;74(5):300–304. doi: 10.1136/bjo.74.5.300

Optic nerve hypoplasia in children.

S M Zeki 1, G N Dutton 1
PMCID: PMC1042104  PMID: 2191713

Abstract

Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is characterised by a diminished number of optic nerve fibres in the optic nerve(s) and until recently was thought to be rare. It may be associated with a wide range of other congenital abnormalities. Its pathology, clinical features, and the conditions associated with it are reviewed. Neuroendocrine disorders should be actively sought in any infant or child with bilateral ONH. Early recognition of the disorder may in some cases be life saving.

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