Morning glory syndrome
López-Lizárraga, E.P.; Bolaños-Jiménez, R.; Treviño-Alanís, M.G.; Rivera-Silva, G.
Gaceta Medica de Mexico 147(1): 70-71
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-3813 PMID: 21412399 Document Number: 649287
In 1970, Kindier described the morning glory syndrome. This syndrome is a congenital abnormality of the optic nerve with unilateral presence and very low incidence. It is characterized by an enlarged optical disc, deep excavation, presence of traces of radial glia, and arrangement of retinal vascularization. This report describes the fundoscopic image in a patient with morning glory syndrome.