Woman with atypical unilateral Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy with visual improvement

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 868-870

  Sugisaka, Eiko ^a,b   Ohde, Hisao ^a,c,d   Shinoda, Kei ^a,c   Mashima, Yukihiko ^a,d  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA MUNICIPAL CITIZEN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d Kamoshita Eye Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; Microangiopathy; nt 11778 mutation; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; RIBOFLAVIN; UBIDECARENONE; UNOPROSTONE ISOPROPYL ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MICROANGIOPATHY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NEURITIS; PUPIL DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC ATROPHY, HEREDITARY, LEBER; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCOTOMA; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 37548998553     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01628.x     Document Type: Article

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