Glaucoma can begin silently, even in people in their 20s and 30s. Doctors warn that early signs are often mistaken for eye ...

Glaucoma often progresses without symptoms until vision loss is permanent. Experts outline seven early warning signs and ...

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, prompting Rutgers Health experts to underscore the importance of early detection and ...

Traumatic optic nerve head avulsion and traumatic optic neuropathy are serious and can be visually devastating. Most cases have poor prognosis for visual recovery, leaving patients with minimal or no ...

A 30-year-old woman was referred to the New England Eye Center neuro-ophthalmology service for evaluation of bilateral optic disc swelling found incidentally during her annual eye examination. Her ...

New imaging techniques have extended the limitations of visualisation of the structures of the optic nerve and fundus in the living human eye. Quantitative reconstruction of depth of the optic nerve ...

Researchers have for the first time identified stem cells in the region of the optic nerve, which transmits signals from the eye to the brain. The finding presents a new theory on why the most common ...

Researchers in Australia are claiming an important breakthrough in glaucoma research, demonstrating how the degenerative condition can be treated using an innovative form of gene therapy. The ...

Optic nerve involvement is common among patients presenting with CIS of MS. Adding the optic nerve as a fifth site for dissemination in space fulfillment increases the sensitivity, decreases the ...