isolated optic nerve aplasia
MONDO:0958342Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names isolated optic nerve aplasia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare developmental defect during embryogenesis characterized by congenital absence of the optic nerve head, optic nerve fibers, retinal ganglion cells, and retinal blood vessels in a malformed eye. It often occurs unilaterally with otherwise normal brain development. In bilateral cases it is accompanied by other central nervous system malformations.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0958342), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of