A Case of Unilateral Hypoplasia of the Optic Nerve.

Kim, Song Min; Hahn, Kean Soo

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1967;8(1):77-79.

A Case of Unilateral Hypoplasia of the Optic Nerve.

Song Min Kim, Kean Soo Hahn

Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

편측시신경 (片側視神經) 발육부전의 (發育不全) 1예 (例)

구본술(Bon Sool Koo),김상민(Sang Min Kim),한근수(Keun Soo Han)

Abstract

The authors had a chance to observe recently a case of unilateral hypoplasia of the optic nerve. The patient was 4 years old Korean boy who had been complained of visual disturbance and showed exotropia of the left eye since birth. The ophthalmological examinations revealed a typical picture of unilateral hypoplasia of the optic nerve in otherwise normally appearing eye externally. No other defective lesions are disclosed by clinical examinations including radiological study. The authors also attempted to review the literature concerning on this entity.