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Juvenile open-angle Glaucoma associated with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: a case report and literature review.

Yun-Hsuan LinNan-Kai WangLing YeungChi-Chun LaiLan-Hsin Chuang
Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2018)
This case series describes three patients with concomitant occurrence of JOAG and LHON. These two diseases may have a cumulative effect on oxidative stress and retinal ganglion cell death with the rapid deterioration of vision, which may occur during adolescence.
Keyphrases
  • cell death
  • oxidative stress
  • risk assessment
  • depressive symptoms
  • dna damage
  • induced apoptosis
  • diabetic rats
  • loop mediated isothermal amplification