The hereditary optic neuropathies, which include dominant optic atrophy, Leber hereditary optic neuropathy and certain types of glaucoma, result in characteristic changes in the morphology of the optic nerve head and the surrounding retinal nerve fiber layer. In this article, O'Neill et al. review the currently available retinal imaging technologies and describe the typical morphological features of the optic nerve head in various hereditary optic neuropathies.
- Evelyn C. O'Neill
- David A. Mackey
- Jonathan G. Crowston
