Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1973;14(2):121-123.
Published online January 1, 2001.
Aplasia of the Optic Nerve.
Shin Dong Kim
Delartment of Ophthalmology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Taegu, Korea.
Optic Nerve 의 Aplasia
Abstract
We often see hypoplasia of the optic disc in the literatures, but aplasia of the optic nerve is a rare condition. An orphan child of unknown age(9 month of bone age) was found to have an aplsia of optic disc and absence of retinal vessels. In addition she had a slight rise of intraocular pressure in two occassions. Besides her ocular conditions, she didn't have and other physical anomaly.
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