Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause slow, progressive damage to the optic nerve in the back of the eye, says Schultz. This growing damage is due to unsafe fluid buildup that causes pressure ...

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 ...

The Bangi Eye Specialist Centre director further said that while adults are generally at lower risk of developing crossed ...

Riley Thompson, from Renfrewshire, was diagnosed with an optic nerve glioma in February, after his mum Nicole, 36, noticed a ...

Ask ophthalmologist Dr. Lauren Kaplan if eye exams are important and she will give a resounding “yes.” A medical doctor ...

Observations show distinct variations between the changes in optic nerve head (ONH) and the macula.

When you think of vision trouble, you might look at the issue head-on—literally. Determining how well you can see right in ...

Doctors are raising awareness of a type of eating disorder after seeing a case of a 17-year-old left with permanent 'blind ...

The drug works by essentially forcing our cells to "spit out" dangerous protein clumps involved in Alzheimer's.