title: Acquired medullated nerve fibres.
abstract: Myelination of nerve fibres normally stops at the lamina cribrosa. When it does proceed beyond the lamina cribrosa, it is believed to do so shortly after birth. A patient is recorded in whom medullated nerve fibres developed in the retina during adult life.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries* / Q000294:innervation