Visual and neural function in Leber's optic neuropathy.
This report details the chronology of vision loss for an 18-year-old Caucasian male with Leber's optic neuropathy. Findings of an oculo-visual assessment with auxiliary in-office tests of visual neural function, results of neurophysiological testing, and rehabilitative therapy with low vision aids are presented. The clinical characteristics of this devastating disorder are reviewed.
Kothe
A C
AC
Toronto Hospital (Toronto Western Division), Ontario, Canada.
Lovasik
J V
JV
Pace
R
R
Hrynchak
P K
PK
Flanagan
J G
JG
D000293:Adolescent; D003118:Color Perception; D004596:Electroretinography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D015417:Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015418:Optic Atrophies, Hereditary / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields