title: [Morning glory syndrome].
abstract: In 1970, Kindier described the morning glory syndrome. This syndrome is a congenital abnormality of the optic nerve with unilateral presence and very low incidence. It is characterized by an enlarged optical disc, deep excavation, presence of traces of radial glia, and arrangement of retinal vascularization. This report describes the fundoscopic image in a patient with morning glory syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Oftalmología, Fundación Conde de Valenciana, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Erika Paulina
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: López-Lizárraga
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bolaños-Jiménez
authors.forename: M Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Treviño-Alanís
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rivera-Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome