Transactions of the ophthalmological societies of the United Kingdom 1983
Clinical and biochemical findings in Leber's hereditary optic atrophy.
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Clinical findings in Leber's hereditary optic atrophy (LHOA) are reviewed and the results given of treatment with a regimen based on the hypothesis that the disease is a manifestation of cyanide toxicity. Recent biochemical investigations confirm disturbed cyanide metabolism and suggest that zinc deficiency may be implicated.