Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant
Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant Causes
The condition is inherited from a parent.
Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant Definition
Optic atrophy, autosomal dominant is also called dominant optic atrophy, Kjer optic atrophy, or Kjer's autosomal dominant optic atrophy. It is a condition that affects the optic nerves of both eyes reducing a person's vision and may lead to blindness.
Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant Diagnosis
Children of patients are regularly screened for visual changes that may indicate signs of dominant optic atrophy. Specialists are undergoing research to become familiar with the behavior of the disease to guide development of therapies. The disease is also often misdiagnosed.
Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant Symptoms and Signs
The condition appears gradually. Thus, symptoms are not immediately noticed in the early stages. Often, the symptoms are noticed only after vision tests are done on a patient. Symptoms may be difficulty of color vision, or total loss of vision. The patient may also have discoloration of optic discs in both eyes, which is inherited. Symptoms typicall show in children between 4-6 years old.
Optic Atrophy, Autosomal Dominant Treatment
Neuro-ophthalmologists monitor patients for vision changes since there is no effective treatment for the condition at present. There is no recovery from loss of vision because a damaged optic nerve, which is not capable of regeneration.