Leber €™s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON)  or  Leber optic atrophy  is a  mitochondrially inherited  (mother to all offspring) degeneration ofretinal  ganglion cells  (RGCs) and their  axons  that leads to an acute or subacute loss of central vision; this affects predominantly young adult males.
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