Acquired and progressive myelinated nerve fibers.

PubMed ID: 3985835

Author(s): Aaby AA, Kushner BJ. Acquired and progressive myelinated nerve fibers. Arch Ophthalmol. 1985 Apr;103(4):542-4.

Journal: Archives Of Ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), Volume 103, Issue 4, Apr 1985

Follow-up data are presented on a previously described child in whom myelinated nerve fibers presumably developed 5 1/2 months after an optic nerve decompression. During the subsequent five years, the myelinated nerve fibers have progressively enlarged. Five years after surgery, myelinated nerve fibers appeared in the patient’s fellow eye. An additional two cases of documented acquired myelinated nerve fibers without any predisposing factors are reported. Myelinated nerve fibers can appear and progress after infancy.