Sometimes, ON can lead to complications. It’s less common, but optic nerve damage and serious long-term vision loss can happen. In about 15% to 20% of cases, ON is the first sign of MS. If ON ...

Vitamin deficiencies, although seemingly harmless, can cause serious health complications when undetected. Among the more ...

Intracanalicular optic nerve injury is the most common form of traumatic optic neuropathy and is accompanied by a high incidence of canal fracture. For the past 20 years treatment with high-dose ...

Glaucoma, known as the 'silent thief of sight', often has no noticeable symptoms until significant damage occurs. Symptoms ...

Glaucoma is often at a more advanced stage by the time these symptoms appear, underscoring the ldquo;silent nature rdquo; of ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. The Mayo Clinic says MS causes the breakdown of the protective covering of nerve fibers, known as ...

Glaucoma can cause damage to the optic nerve if left untreated ... of Managed Care ® about what glaucoma is as well as what signs or symptoms patients can look to when they go to the eye doctor.

This review considers the role that optic nerve head astrocytes might play in the initiation of axon damage, based on the hypothesis that these cells are sensitive to mechanical or ischaemic ...

Bilateral optic ... nerve head represents a point by which hypertensive retinopathy can be differentiated from optic disc hemorrhage that may be associated with papilledema. In addition, signs ...

And I can see it at many times the magnification looking for disease, infection, signs of problems, retinal tears, optic nerve damage, cataracts, corneal swelling, a whole host of conditions.