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Optic disc anomalies have great significance as a clue to associated systemic problems and as a marker of inherited disease. Optic nerve hypoplasia and colobomas of the optic disc are the main visually significant disorders; however, the Morning Glory disc anomaly and Aicardi's syndrome may also be associated with visual impairment.
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Jacobs, M., Taylor, D. The systemic and genetic significance of congenital optic disc anomalies. Eye 5, 470–475 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1991.76
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