Ophthalmic features of Friedreich ataxia

Eye , (18 November 2011) | doi:10.1038/eye.2011.291
Clinical Study

S Noval, I Contreras, I Sanz-Gallego, R K Manrique and J Arpa

"The study show that the visual pathway is affected in FRDA. However, in most patients there is no significant visual impairment"

Keywords: ocular abnormalities,Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), prospective cohort, extensive ophthalmologic examination, low-contrast Sloan letter charts test, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness analysis, optical coherence tomography (OCT).