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The autosomal dominant optic atrophy treatment market is experiencing significant expansion, driven by increasing disease awareness, rising prevalence, and R&D in precision medicine from key ...

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrial genetic disease that preferentially causes blindness in young adult males, affecting about 1 in 25 000 of the British population. It is ...

The association between hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN) and optic atrophy has been termed HMSN type VI. The autosomal dominant inheritance of this syndrome is reported. Three ...

Background Infantile-onset encephalopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation defects are genetically heterogeneous with defects involving both the ...

AIM A study was designed to investigate whether measurements of the optic nerve diameter (OND) and cross sectional area (ONCSA), as measured by B-scan ultrasonography, are altered in glaucoma. The ...

Background Differentiating arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (A-AION) due to giant cell arteritis (GCA) from non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) may pose a ...

In adult humans, the optic nerve displays limited regenerative capacity, typical of neurons of the CNS. In efforts to address this issue, a number of recent advances have been made in the ...

Researchers searched the US FAERS database (via OpenVigil 2.1) and WHO’s VigiBase (via VigiAccess) for optic nerve and retinal AEs linked with semaglutide and tirzepatide. The search spanned the ...

Biopsy of the optic nerve sheath is often deferred due to risks of procedural morbidity. Several case reports of optic perineuritis in association with GCA have been described [4-7], and a systematic ...

Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment can provide financial support for people who are severely ...