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.

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 ...

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

Every day in the UK around 240 people suffer the catastrophic impact of a stroke. Sometimes seen as “brain attacks” these ...

indicating a transverse section of myelinated nerve fibers. (D) Electron microscopy of a myelinated axon in a mouse optic nerve at higher magnification. The axon is surrounded by multilamellar ...

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

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

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 ...

The earliest written accounts of mountain sickness date back nearly two millenia, but even more ancient evidence of the human urge to venture into thin air ... so that the optic nerve lost power ...

Prolonged use of corticosteroids may result in glaucoma with damage to the optic nerve, defects in visual ... May cause corneal and scleral thinning with various ocular diseases and long-term ...

Increased rim thinning was the second most commonly feature of optic nerve progression; occurring in 50 of the 92 eyes (54%) with progressive disc changes; 46 eyes exhibiting 1 to 3 quadrants of ...