Male Prevalence of Acquired Color Vision Defects in Asymptomatic Carriers of Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

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PURPOSE: Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited disease resulting in loss of central vision and dyschromatopsia, caused by mitochondrial DNA point mutations. However, only a subset of the mutation carriers becomes affected, with a higher penetrance in males. This study was conducted to investigate chromatic losses in asymptomatic carriers of the LHON mutation. METHODS: Monocular...

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