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Descriptor
English
:
Optic Atrophy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Atrofia Óptica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Atrofia Óptica
Synonyms
English
:
Atrophy, Optic
Tree Number:
C10.292.700.225
C11.640.451
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/genet permitted but do not confuse with OPTIC
ATROPHIES
, HEREDITARY
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
27727
Unique Identifier:
D009896
Occurrence in VHL
:
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