Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) generally fail to regenerate axons, resulting in irreversible vision loss after optic nerve injury. While many studies have shown that modulating specific genes can ...

Glaucoma diagnosis traditionally relies on a combination of fundus imaging, optical coherence tomography (OCT), intraocular ...

Aim: To evaluate the utility of measuring the optic nerve sheath diameter in children with shunted hydrocephalus, suspected of having raised intracranial pressure. Methods: 23 children with shunted ...

Optineurin is linked to ALS and glaucoma, but the mechanism is unknown. Here, the authors show that optineurin mutation causes deficits in axonal mitochondria transport and neurodegeneration ...

Myopic tilted disc is a common structural change of myopic eyes. With advancing ocular imaging technology, the associated structural changes of the eye, particularly the optic nerve head, have been ...

The disease comes from a buildup of eye pressure on the optic nerve that connects the eye to ... “We have to use a very thick cupping gel and that can blur the vision for several hours, ...

The disease comes from a buildup of eye pressure on the optic nerve that connects the eye to the brain ... which will allow many more patients to receive treatment. “We have to use a very thick ...

Facial nerve paralysis describes weakness in the muscles on one or both sides of your face that causes an inability to smile, blink, or control other facial movements. It happens when the facial nerve ...

For much of your life, it's right up against your retina at the back of your eye, near your optic nerve. Tiny fibers attach the gel to your retina. As you get older, the collagen and other ...