Background To evaluate the relationship between the presence of an acquired pit of the optic nerve (APON) and the rate of visual field (VF) decay in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods ...

Resveratrol supplementation with selective laser trabeculoplasty may be an effective treatment option for glaucoma by reducing IOP and offering neuroprotective benefits, according to a paper ...

NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (9) pit crew members change tires during a pit stop Sunday, July 21, 2024, during 30th running of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Optic nerve hypoplasia occurs when the optic nerve is underdeveloped. Learn more about this illness, including what to look for, what to expect, and more.

Optic nerve drusen is bilateral in more than 70% of cases. This means that it affects both of your eyes. However, the condition can be more severe in one eye than it is in the other. In other ...

The pits help detect heat, transmitting nerves to the same area of the snake’s brain that receives optic nerve impulses so it can “see” the heated image of its prey.

Fundus examination showed myelinated retinal nerve fibers in four eyes, optic disc pit in three eyes including two complicated by maculopathy, two cases of morning glory syndrome and a case of ...

Fundus examination showed myelinated retinal nerve fibers in four eyes, optic disc pit in three eyes including two complicated by maculopathy, two cases of morning glory syndrome and a case of ...

Nurexone Biologic Inc. has announced preliminary results from a small-scale controlled study at Sheba Medical Center exploring the use of nanodrug Exopten for optic nerve recovery in a rat model. An ...

Optic nerve pits are not that common. One early report found that they occur in about 1 in 11,000 patients. They are congenital, meaning that people are born with them. Most people have it in just one ...

Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, is a rare condition that afflicts 2 to 10 out of 100,000 people. Like a brain stroke, the condition occurs from reduced blood flow to the ...

Optic nerve involvement is common in clinically isolated syndrome of multiple sclerosis and can be detected by several different types of imaging. Here’s why the optic nerve is an important ...