An unusual cause of optic atrophy in a child

A 13-year-old child presenting with gross visual impairment was diagnosed as a case of optic atrophy. However, radiological investigations revealed osteopetrosis, which, though rare, can result in optic atrophy. The aim of this case report is to highlight this possibility while evaluating cases of o...

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Main Authors:	Nishant Kumar, Anirudh Singh, Rohit Saxena, Vimla Menon, Sanjay Sharma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:	Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:	Mean deviation non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy short fluctuations short wave automated perimetry standard automated perimetry Antimicrobial effect conventional silicone oil endophthalmitis agents heavy silicone oil Keratoconus modified deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty steep corneal curvature Bevacizumab branch retinal vein occlusion intravitreal macular edema triamcinolone Blindness disability evaluation quality of life visual acuity Mitomycin C pterygium recurrence pterygium surgery subconjunctival bevacizumab injection Imaging in glaucoma optical coherence tomography pediatric retinal nerve fiber layer Autogenous tissue grafting lacrimal drainage system lacrimal fossa bypass surgery Cornea excimer laser growth factors myopia photorefractive keratectomy Triamcinolone acetonide human trabecular meshwork cells in vitro Hyperopic implantable collamer lens myopic implantable collamer lens optical quality wavefront aberrations Dacryocystorhinostomy nasolacrimal duct obstruction silicone tube Age anterior chamber depth body height primary angle closure glaucoma sex Children eye injury vitrectomy study eye injury trauma vitrectomy Corneal biomechanics corneal hysteresis corneal resistance factor intraocular pressure keratoplasty ocular response analyser Aspherical intraocular lens quality of vision spherical aberrations Benign excision lids and caruncle no recurrence ocular FH inflammation sterile endophthalmitis Carotid artery disease ocular ischemic syndrome retinal emboli cataract India low vision population Awareness glaucoma knowledge North India Aphakia capsular support inadequate intraocular lens implantation iris fixation Extra macular BRVO hyperhomocysteinemia multiple BRVO Medial canthus recurrent retiform hemangioendothelioma Optic atrophy osteopetrosis
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