Article
Clinical Characteristics of m.11778G>A Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy with Favorable Outcomes.
Seminars in ophthalmology - 1 May 2024
Samuel Kim Ungsoo, Yun Jeong Seop
Abstract excerpt
The prognosis of 11,778 mitochondrial mutations in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is poor. Patients with favorable outcomes (visual acuity better than 20/100) who could be observed for more than 6 months were analyzed. Among 74 patients (57 male, 17 female), 6 (8.1%) showed improvement in visual acuity of 20/100 or higher. The patients with favorable outcomes have better visual acuity at nadir (logMAR...
Topics
- Humans
- Male
- Female
- Infant
- Adolescent
- Young Adult
- Adult
- Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber
- Antioxidants
- Prognosis
- Mutation
- Visual Acuity
