Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that slowly damages vision and can lead to permanent blindness if it is not treated. It is ...

To compare Bruch’s membrane opening (BMO)-based spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and margin based confocal scanning laser tomography (CSLT) of the optic nerve head (ONH) to visual ...

When your optic nerve doesn’t develop all the way, you may not be able to see through that area of your eye. This congenital condition is most often experienced by people who have mothers with ...

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) remains an important diagnostic tool in ophthalmology for identifying optic nerve diseases and monitoring disease progression, but experts caution that it should not ...

Objectives Acute anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION) is a feared ischaemic complication of giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) occurs when there is not enough blood flow into the eye. This causes damage to the optic nerve, quickly leading to vision loss. There are two subtypes of AION ...

A visual evoked potential (VEP) test is one test that a doctor may use to diagnose multiple sclerosis and monitor disease treatment and progression. Your brain and spinal cord make up your central ...

Most individuals do show some optic nerve cupping, but those with glaucoma suffer from much more severe cupping because of the disease. Treatment of Optic Nerve Cupping in Glaucoma A standard ...

Neuromyelitis optica, or NMO, is a rare disease that mostly affects your eyes and spinal cord. It’s also known as Devic's disease. NMO happens when your body’s immune system attacks healthy cells in ...

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 ...