Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH) is a complex congenital condition associated with moderate to severe vision loss. The optic disc is abnormally underdeveloped in this disorder with a peripapillary ...

Hereditary eye diseases can feature extraocular neurological complications, although such additional phenotypes can go undetected when a patient's visual defect is dramatic. A consortium has found ...

Morning glory syndrome (MGS) is a birth defect that affects the nerve of the eye and causes poor eyesight. The syndrome is named for the morning glory flower because the characteristics of this defect ...

Retrospective data on patients with optic neuritis was recently used to study the prevalence and quality of asymptomatic optic nerve enhancement. The study found that roughly 1 in 6 (17%) inter-attack ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) on semaglutide or tirzepatide showed a higher incidence of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and other optic nerve disorders compared to other ...

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, also known as LHON or Leber optic neuropathy, is an inherited genetic condition. It often causes loss of central vision, starting in one eye and eventually affecting ...

Optic Neuritis: Clinical Features Optic neuritis refers to inflammation of the optic nerve. The term may be used broadly in reference to many causes of optic nerve inflammation including systemic ...

About The Study: In this study of patients with type 2 diabetes who had no prior eye disorders, patients prescribed semaglutide or tirzepatide had an increased risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic ...

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 ...

Dr. Priya Srikanth (Neurology): A 31-year-old woman was evaluated in the emergency department of this hospital because of vision loss. Three weeks before presentation, blurry vision in the left eye ...