“The real stroke of brilliance is the notion that you make the cell younger, and then it would be more resilient to injury,” ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's no guaranteed way to prevent glaucoma, but there are some things you can do to reduce the risk and slow its progression. Here’s how.

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 that affects the optic nerve, a new study says. Patients on semaglutide ...

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 ...

The goal is to alert everyone to have regular eye and optic nerve checks to detect glaucoma as early as possible because there are treatments available for all forms of Glaucoma. Yujia Zhou is a ...

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 ...