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Diseases

Optic Atrophy

optic atrophy

Entity Type
Diseases
Relation Groups
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Core Information

Disease Name
Optic Atrophy
Standard Disease Name
optic atrophy
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
H47.2|H47.20

Identifiers

DO ID
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MeSH ID
D009896
OMIM ID
MTHU036360|MTHU036648|MTHU045885
UMLS ID
C0029124
HPO ID
No data

Description and Extensions

Description
NCI2016_02D:A disorder characterized by loss of optic nerve fibers. It may be inherited or acquired. Acquired causes include ischemia, optic nerve neuropathy, glaucoma, trauma, radiation, brain tumors, and multiple sclerosis. It leads to vision disturbances.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:Atrophy of the optic disk which may be congenital or acquired. This condition indicates a deficiency in the number of nerve fibers which arise in the RETINA and converge to form the OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC CHIASM; and optic tracts. GLAUCOMA; ISCHEMIA; inflammation, a chronic elevation of intracranial pressure, toxins, optic nerve compression, and inherited conditions (see OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY) are relatively common causes of this condition.|HPO2016_07_04:Atrophy of the optic nerve. Optic atrophy results from the death of the retinal ganglion cell axons that comprise the optic nerve and manifesting as a pale optic nerve on fundoscopy. [HPO:probinson]
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