He likened the disease, which affects the optic nerve, to coastal erosion caused by strong waves. "The thinning of the optic ...

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The retina contains millions of cells that perceive light, color, and fine details in the things you see. A number of ...

Endocrinologists are used to people not knowing what they do. Patients often assume that, for example, Dr. Rasa Kazlauskaite ...

Optic disc progression was defined as: new or increased neuroretinal rim thinning (2 or more clock ... the neuroretinal rim or disc margin), and nerve fiber layer defect(s). They also determined ...

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 ...

Cataracts, dry eyes, glaucoma, and other eye problems become more common with age. But these can be treated—and sometimes ...

Thin layers of cells in the retina send electrical signals along the optic nerve to the brain, where they're translated into the images you see. Located in the center of the retina is the macula.

Every day in the UK around 240 people suffer the catastrophic impact of a stroke. Sometimes seen as “brain attacks” these happen when blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted, cutting off the ...

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A healthy retina will respond by firing an electrical signal down the optic nerve that produces ... for pacemakers and neural implants, is wafer thin, bottle shaped, and the size of a fat grain ...