Optic atrophy-12 (OPA12) is an autosomal dominant neurologic disorder characterized by slowly progressive visual impairment with onset usually in the first decade, although later onset has been reported. Affected individuals have impaired color vision, photophobia, pale optic discs, optic nerve atrophy, and decreased thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer. Some patients may exhibit additional neurologic features, including impaired intellectual development, dystonia, movement disorders, or ataxia (summary by Caporali et al., 2020).
For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of optic atrophy, see OPA1 (165500). [from
OMIM]