Dominant optic atrophy, or dominant optic atrophy,<unk> 's type, is an autosomally inherited disease that affects the optic nerves, causing reduced visual acuity and blindness beginning in childhood. This condition is due to mitochondrial dysfunction mediating the death of optic nerve fibers. Dominant optic atrophy was first described clinically by Batten in 1896 and named<unk>  in 1959 after Danish ophthalmologist Poul<unk> , who studied 19 families with the disease. Although dominant optic atrophy is the most common autosomally inherited optic<unk>  (i.e., disease of the optic nerves) aside from glaucoma, it is often misdiagnosed.
Kjer's optic neuropathy
Graves ophthalmopathy
Central serous retinopathy
Purtscher's retinopathy
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Alexander disease
Open-angle glaucoma
Bothnia retina dystrophy