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Case Reports
. 1980 Mar-Apr;17(2):75-80.
doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19800301-05.

Hypoplasia of the optic nerve in association with porencephaly

P S Greenfield, L M Wilcox Jr, J J Weiter, L Adelman
Case Reports

Hypoplasia of the optic nerve in association with porencephaly

P S Greenfield et al. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1980 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Two cases of hypoplasia of the optic nerve associated with porencephaly are described. The clinicopathological correlation of the double ring sign is presented and the possible mechanism of optic nerve hypoplasia being a secondary degeneration is discussed.

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