Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. A Clinical Case
Leber’s heredltary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrial disease, which leads, in young age, to a gradual bilateral reduction of visual acuity unaccompanied by pain in the eyeballs. At present, no methods of effective prevention and treatment of LHON are known. The paper presents a clinical cas...
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| Language: | Russian |
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2018-10-01
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| Series: | Российский офтальмологический журнал |
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| Online Access: | https://roj.igb.ru/jour/article/view/32 |
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| Summary: | Leber’s heredltary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrial disease, which leads, in young age, to a gradual bilateral reduction of visual acuity unaccompanied by pain in the eyeballs. At present, no methods of effective prevention and treatment of LHON are known. The paper presents a clinical case of LHON in which visual functions improved following a revascularizing operation (optic nerve revascularization combined with therapeutic retrofilling of sclera) which used Alloplant biomaterial // Russian Ophthalmological Journal, 2016; 2: 84-9 . doi: 10.21516/2072-0076-2016-9-2-84-89 . |
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| ISSN: | 2072-0076 2587-5760 |