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Optic atrophy
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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. [ ]
Term info
Label
Optic atrophy
Synonyms
- Optic nerve atrophy
- Optic-nerve degeneration
Subsets
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The diagnosis of optic atrophy is made when the optic disc loses its normal orange-pink color. Optic atrophy is an end stage that arises from myriad causes of optic nerve damage anywhere along the path from the retina to the lateral geniculate. Some of the most common etiologies are advanced glaucoma, optic neuritis, arteritic or non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy or a compressive lesion.
has alternative id
HP:0007751, HP:0007855
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human_phenotype
id
HP:0000648
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
atrophied and
inheres in some cranial nerve II and
has modifier some abnormal)