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ArticleDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology2021

Case report: Unilateral optic nerve aplasia and developmental hemi-chiasmal dysplasia with VEP misrouting.

Sian E Handley, Oliver R Marmoy, Sri K Gore, Kshitij Mankad, Dorothy A Thompson

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Article in Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sian E HandleyClinical and Academic Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK. Sian.handley.10@UCL.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7612-3889
Oliver R MarmoyClinical and Academic Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2022-3669
Sri K GoreClinical and Academic Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1645-4993
Kshitij MankadClinical and Academic Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5979-9337
Dorothy A ThompsonClinical and Academic Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5491-3911
Great Ormond Street Hospital · GBManchester Metropolitan University · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe the trans-occipital asymmetries of pattern and flash visual evoked potentials (VEPs), in an infant with MRI findings of unilateral optic nerve aplasia and hemi-chiasm dysplasia.

methodsA child with suspected left cystic microphthalmia, left microcornea, left unilateral optic nerve aplasia, and hemi-chiasm underwent a multi-channel VEP assessment with pattern reversal, pattern onset, and flash stimulation at the age of 16 weeks.

resultsThere was no VEP evidence of any post-retinal visual pathway activation from left eye with optic nerve aplasia. The VEP trans-occipital distribution from the functional right eye was skewed markedly across the midline, in keeping with significant misrouting of optic nerve fibres at the chiasm. This was supported by the anatomical trajectory of the optic chiasm and tracts seen on MRI.

conclusionThis infant has chiasmal misrouting in association with unilateral optic nerve aplasia and unilateral microphthalmos. Chiasmal misrouting has not been found in patients with microphthalmos or anophthalmos, but has been reported after early eye loss in animal models. Our findings contribute to our understanding of the discrepancy between the visual pathway physiology of human unilateral microphthalmia and animal models.

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Optic ChiasmOptic Nerve DiseasesElectroretinographyEvoked Potentials, VisualHumansInfantOptic NerveChiasmHemi-chiasmMisroutingOptic nerve aplasiaVisual evoked potential

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PMCPMC7943516
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