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Five-year post-onset visual acuity trajectories in Japanese Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: a longitudinal analysis by age, sex, and mtDNA mutation.
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie - 1 Aug 2026
Takai Yasuyuki, Yamagami Akiko, Iwasa Mayumi, Inoue Kenji, Yasumoto Ryoma, Ishikawa Hitoshi, Wakakura Masato
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare 5-year visual acuity trajectories in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) by age at onset. DESIGN: A retrospective single-center cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-seven patients (114 eyes) with genetically confirmed, bilateral-onset LHON. METHODS: Serial best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA, logMAR) over 5 years was extracted from medical records. The age at onset was grouped as ≤19,...
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