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The most common condition of inherited blindness to mitochondrial chromosomal anomaly is

A
Retinopathy of prematurity
B
Leber's Hereditary optic neuropathy
C
Retinitis pigmentosa
D
Retinal detachment
High-Yield Explanation
(Lebers hereditary optic neuropathy) Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) * Which is result of maternal mitochondria] DNA mutations 34660, 14484, 1778 and 15257) * The majority of patients are males in their twenties with the 11778 mutation, which carries worst prognosis * Diagnosis of any patients with bilateral] optic neuritis, painless visual loss * Telangiectatic female relatives

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