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Case Reports
. 2002 Jun;22(2):116-7.
doi: 10.1097/00041327-200206000-00012.

Superior segmental optic nerve hypoplasia

Valerie A Purvin  1
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Case Reports

Superior segmental optic nerve hypoplasia

Valerie A Purvin. J Neuroophthalmol. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

A visually asymptomatic 27-year-old man was found to have inferior altitudinal visual field defects binocularly. Ophthalmoscopy revealed superior segmental optic pallor with superior nerve fiber layer atrophy, nicely highlighted in red-free photographs. The patient's mother had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Recognition of this entity is important for prognosis and for avoidance of unnecessary diagnostic studies.

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