Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD While there's no foolproof way to prevent glaucoma, you can reduce the risk and ...

The hypothesis that it disrupts the function of retinal ganglion cell axons by increasing mechanical forces on the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve head has received considerable experimental ...

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 ...

Glaucoma is an eye condition in which the optic nerve is progressively and irreversibly damaged, resulting in loss of peripheral vision in the beginning and blindness at advanced stagesThe Nigerian ...

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended a contribution to a gritty Seripah Awang Bakar, who suffers from optic ...

Traumatic optic neuropathy is visual loss caused by trauma to the optic nerve. Injuries, classified as direct or indirect, are also characterized by location. Intracanalicular optic nerve injury ...

Even lower doses of Ethambutol can Induce Optic Neuropathy, suggests a study published in the Cureus.The present study aims ...

Neuro-ophthalmology focuses on diseases that affect the optic nerve and the visual pathways. Due to the complexity of the ...

People taking the weight-loss drug semaglutide could be at a slightly increased risk for a potentially blinding eye condition ...

Traumatic optic neuropathy is a clinical diagnosis. A relative afferent pupillary deficit is a necessary condition for diagnosing unilateral traumatic optic neuropathy. Currently, the best studies ...

Discover how researchers at Ohio State University have found white blood cells capable of regrowing nerve fibers. Dr. Benjamin Segal's groundbreaking study offers new hope for treating previously ...