Optic atrophy

external

• Synonyms

  • Optic nerve atrophy
  • Small pale optic disc

• Causes

  • Optic neuritis
  • Optic neuropathy
  • Chronic glaucoma
  • Optic nerve compression
  • Leber's optic atrophy
  • Arnold-Chiari malformation
  • Metachromatic leukodystrophy
  • Sturge-Weber syndrome
  • Nephronophthisis
  • Friedrich ataxia
  • Hallevorden-Spatz disease
  • Krabbe disease

• Effects

  • Marcus Gunn pupil
  • Desaturation
  • Monocular blindness
  • Central scotoma
  • Tunnel vision

• Parents

  • Fundoscopy sign

• Description

  • "Small hard bright white disc"