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Optic Nerve Aplasia: Case Report and Literature Review Publisher



Ghassemi F1 ; Bazvand F1 ; Hosseini SS1 ; Karkhaneh R1 ; Ebrahimiadib N1 ; Shekarchi B2
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  1. 1. Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, South Kargar Street, Qazvin Square, Tehran, 13366, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Radiology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research Published:2015


Abstract

Purpose: To report three cases of optic nerve aplasia (ONA). Case Report: Herein three subjects with ONA are described, two subjects had unilateral involvement. In one of these cases, the fellow eye had an associated persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV). The third patient had bilateral ONA with multiple intracranial anomalies. Previous reports are reviewed and reported findings are summarized. Orbital and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were normal in two of our cases and loss of corpus callosum in the third case. Narrow optic nerve was observed on the right side and normal appearance in other two patients. Conclusion: The diagnosis of optic nerve abnormalities in children requires a thorough ophthalmic examination and proper ancillary testing. Although MRI is valuable in the diagnosis of associated central nervous system anomalies, the optic nerve may appear in normal size and course on MRI images and thus one may not be able to diagnose ONA in eyes with opaque media. © 2015 Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research.