An optic nerve that has an injury cannot be fixed, so usually, if there is vision loss from ischemic optic neuropathy, it is permanent. Those with badly damaged optic nerves usually can still see ...

Stanford (Calif.) Medicine used a $10 million gift to launch a medical center focusing on optic disc drusen, a poorly understood eye disease. 1. Optic disc drusen can lead to visual impairment and ...

Optic nerve glioma is rare, accounting for only 5% of all childhood brain tumors. They are most common in children under the age of 10 years.The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...

Optic glioma is a brain tumor that grows slowly. Around 75% of diagnoses occur in children younger than 10 years old. Optic glioma accounts for approximately 5% of all childhood brain tumors.

Damage to the optic nerve can lead to irreversible blindness. A newly investigated regeneration factor could change that, UConn researchers report in the May 2024 issue of Experimental Neurology.

Optic nerve hypoplasia syndrome: a review of the epidemiology and clinical associations. Current treatment options in neurology , 15(1), 78–89. doi: 10.1007/s11940-012-0209-2 ...

The goal of this study is to define the consequential timeline of histopathological changes in the optic nerve and retina compared to longitudinal visual imaging and functional assessments. Methods ...

Historically, optic nerve involvement has been excluded from MS diagnostic criteria, but its inclusion in the new iteration is expected to significantly accelerate time to diagnosis.

Pituitary tumors can compress the optic nerve, leading to visual symptoms. Pituitary tumors are mostly benign (noncancerous), but due to their location, they can have significant effects on ...

Patients who took the frequently prescribed diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy faced a greater risk of a stroke of the optic nerve, which can lead to blindness, according to a new ...

Damage to the optic nerve can lead to irreversible blindness. A newly investigated regeneration factor could change that, UConn researchers report in the May 2024 issue of Experimental Neurology.