Morning Glory Optic Nerve
Thus the morning glory disc is sometimes misdiagnosed as an optic nerve coloboma.
Morning glory optic nerve. The term was coined in 1970 by kindler noting a resemblance of the malformed optic nerve to the morning glory flower. 3 the condition was first described in 1970 and was named for its resemblance to the morning glory flower figure 6. Patients may be initially referred for leukocoria or strabismus and present with variable visual acuity which depends on the extent of the optic nerve anomaly. Morning glory syndrome mgs is a rare birth defect.
Morning glory disc anomaly mgda is a congenital optic nerve anomaly characterized by a funnel shaped excavation of the posterior globe that incorporates the optic disc. The etiology of morning glory disc anomaly is poorly understood. It is named for its resemblance to the morning glory flower. When it is associated with systemic signs and symptoms it is known as morning glory syndrome.
Morning glory syndrome is a rare congenital dysplasia of the optic nerve. Medically this abnormality is called congenital optic disc dysplasia. Morning glory disc anomaly disease. An enlarged funnel.
The term morning glory conveys a similarity of the optical disc to the flower of the morning glory plant. 3 it almost always presents unilaterally and is more common in females. Morning glory anomaly is a rare congenital malformation of the optic nerve. 1 the term was first coined in 1970 by kindler 2 who noted the resemblance of the malformed optic nerve to the morning glory flower.
The optic cup is filled with central white connective tissue resembling the center of a morning glory flower. Morning glory syndrome mgs is an optic neuropathy characterized by a congenital funnel shaped excavation of the posterior fundus that incorporates the optic disc malformation resembling the morning glory flower mgs is usually unilateral and may result in a decrease in best corrected visual acuity bcva. The morning glory disc anomaly mgda is a congenital deformity resulting from failure of the optic nerve to completely form in utero. Morning glory syndrome mgs is a birth congenital defect of the nerve of the eye optic nerve that resembles a flower known as morning glory it is characterized by an enlarged funnel shaped cavity of the optic disc the point in the eye where the optic nerve fibers leave the retina the disc is enlarged and has a white center giving the appearance of a white pupil.
Visual field defects and enlarged blind spots are also common 3. The funduscopic appearance of the mgda includes 3 primary features. 3 upon physical examination affected individuals frequently exhibit a large. In this condition the optic disc part of the eye from where the optic nerve leaves to the brain is abnormal.
Morning glory disc anomaly is a congenital funnel shaped staphylomatous excavation of the peripapillary retina and optic nerve involving the optic disc.