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

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.

Loss of peripheral vision’ is one of the first warning signs that could trigger concern ... could signal an early onset of optic nerve damage due to high intraocular pressure.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

While untreated diabetes can cause various eye complications, these are generally less severe but more common than the optic nerve damage associated with NAION. Lead author Anton Pottegård ...