NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY AMBLYOPIA OR LEBERS HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY

Authors
PUROHIT SS TOMSAK RL
Citation
Ss. Purohit et Rl. Tomsak, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY AMBLYOPIA OR LEBERS HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY, Neuro-ophthalmology, 18(3), 1997, pp. 111-116
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuro-ophthalmology
ISSN journal
01658107 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
111 - 116
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-8107(1997)18:3<111:NDAOLH>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A 45-year-old man presented with progressive bilateral painless centra l visual loss. He had a history of alcohol abuse and no family history of visual impairment. The patient was initially diagnosed as having n utritional deficiency amblyopia (NDA), but visual deterioration contin ued despite a balanced diet and high potency B vitamin supplementation . Ultimately, mitochondrial DNA analysis was positive for the II778 mu tation of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON).