Optic atrophy in infancy and childhood

Chapter 106 Optic atrophy in infancy and childhood




Presentation


In childhood, optic nerve disorders occur in three main periods:





Therefore, optic atrophy may occur after damage in the later prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal periods in children. Small children with optic atrophy do not have a pathognomonic mode of presentation connected with the optic atrophy itself. They present with either general behavioral characteristics of visual loss with or without nystagmus or because of other associated symptoms such as pain, headache, or neurologic symptoms.


Jun 4, 2016 | Posted by in OPHTHALMOLOGY | Comments Off on Optic atrophy in infancy and childhood

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