title: Ocular and systemic abnormalities associated with morning glory syndrome.
abstract: The term: 'morning glory syndrome' is currently used to describe a clinical complex encompassing a primarily congenital, possibly hereditary optic nerve anomaly associated with other ocular and systemic abnormalities. This syndrome has been shown to be usually limited to the eye with non-involvement of the retrobulbar nerve and brain. However, recent studies have illustrated that morning glory syndrome may be associated with such systemic abnormalities as sphenoidal encephalocele. The authors present a review of the current literature and functionally analyze the incidence of retinal detachment, pre-retinal gliosis, increased production of fibrovascular tissue and other ocular abnormalities; as well as exploring the association of systemic involvement; utilizing fluorescein angiography, computerized tomography, ultrasonography and electrophysiology.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005124:Eye Abnormalities; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities; D013577:Syndrome; D014787:Vision Tests