morning glory syndrome
Findings
No curated finding names morning glory syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Morning glory syndrome (MGS) is an optic neuropathy characterized by a congenital funnel shaped excavation of the posterior fundus that incorporates the optic disk malformation (resembling the morning glory flower) MGS is usually unilateral and may result in a decrease in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). MGS either occurs isolated or associated to other ocular or non-ocular anomalies.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018169), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
7 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal retinal pigmentationHPOHP:0007703
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- AmblyopiaHPOHP:0000646
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- StrabismusHPOHP:0000486
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- CataractHPOHP:0000518
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- NystagmusHPOHP:0000639
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Optic disc colobomaHPOHP:0000588
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Retinal detachment
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: morning glory syndrome
- Also called
- Ectasic colobomaVolubilis syndrome