Hereditary Optic Atrophy: An Investigation Into 59 Cases With Dominant Transmission and Early Onset

Scott, James Graham (1941) Hereditary Optic Atrophy: An Investigation Into 59 Cases With Dominant Transmission and Early Onset. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

It is concluded that the Author's series of cases of dominant hereditary optic atrophy of early onset is part of a group of hereditary optic atrophies, differing in mode of transmission and in age of onset, but otherwise comparable and arising from the same inherited tendency to abiotrophy. It must be emphasised that hereditary optic atrophy can follow a dominant or a recessive transmission, and that one type can change to the other in an affected family. It is also emphasised that the age of onset varies from birth to 74, and that while a group of early onset,and of adolescent onset,are recognisable now, it is probable that cases will be published which will obviate the distinction of age of onset. Fields of vision vary in different cases, and it is probable that the presence or absence of a central scotoma depends on the degree of atrophy in the papillo macular bundle. The cases are all characterised by a non-progressive course after the initial stages.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Keywords: Medicine, Ophthalmology
• Date of Award: 1941
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1941-79517
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 05 Mar 2020 08:55
• Last Modified: 05 Mar 2020 08:55
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/79517