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Abstract
A group of rare genetic disorders characterized by underdeveloped OPTIC NERVES, resulting in increased incidences of vision impairment, CONGENITAL NYSTAGMUS and STRABISMUS. It may be syndromic, and is often associated with CNS malformations.
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- Hypoplasia, Optic Nerve
- Superior Segmental Optic Hypoplasia
- Superior Segmental Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2020
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- Optic Nerve/abnormalities (1969-2019)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080344. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080344
- Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_nerve_hypoplasia
- Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7098797