MORNING GLORY SYNDROME

Course overview

MORNING GLORY SYNDROME (MGS) IS A DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY A FUNNEL-SHAPED OPTIC NERVE HEAD. IT IS A PRIMARY MESENCHYMAL ABNORMALITY. MOST OF THE CASES PRESENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD WITH DECREASED VISION OR STRABISMUS. SOME CASES HAVE SYSTEMIC ASSOCIATIONS. IF NOT DIAGNOSED ON TIME, THESE PATIENTS CAN LEAD TO POTENTIALLY SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MGS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.