title: Pallor of the optic disc in children.
abstract: This report discusses the subject of pallor of the optic disc from the viewpoint of a paediatric neurologist. The paper is divided into two sections, one on optic atrophy in childhood and the second on optic nerve hypoplasia. Optic atrophy in children is a topic which is very poorly covered in standard textbooks either of neurology or ophthalmology. This review attempts to develop a working approach to the management of children who present with optic nerve atrophy as their primary neurological finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital, Camperdown NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ouvrier
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D010167:Pallor