Article
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy in Australia.
Australian and New Zealand journal of ophthalmology - 1 Aug 1992
Mackey D A, Buttery R G
Abstract excerpt
Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) presents with sudden onset of visual loss mainly in young adult males. LHON is not uncommon in Australia, accounting for 2% of invalid blind pensions. We have identified 20 unrelated families carrying mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with LHON and 13...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Australia
- Blindness
- Child
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Female
- Fundus Oculi
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Optic Atrophies, Hereditary
- Pedigree
- Risk Factors
- Visual Acuity
- Visual Fields