Leber hereditary optic neuropathy associated with malabsorption syndrome after bariatric surgery

J Neuroophthalmol. 2009 Mar;29(1):75-6. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181989cb0.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blindness / etiology
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics
  • Gastroplasty*
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Malabsorption Syndromes / complications*
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Obesity, Morbid / surgery
  • Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / complications*
  • Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / genetics
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Methylprednisolone