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Article: Septo-optic dysplasia (case report).(Case Report)
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Article date:
- July 1, 1991
- Author:
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Byline: Venkatesh. Nayak, K. Bhat
Septo optic dysplasia is a rare developmental anomaly involving bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia, midline anomalies of the brain and hypothalamo-pituitary dysfunction. A case of septo-optic dysplasia with pituitary dwarfism, optic nerve hypoplasia and absent septum pellucidum is reported.
INTRODUCTION
Optic nerve hypoplasia is not recognised to be a common non-progressive developmental anomaly of the optic nerves. Optic nerve hypoplasia may be associated with developmental midline anomalies of the brain, such as absence of septum pellucidum, in which case it is termed septo optic dysplasia.
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