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 ...

Management prioritizes 5%–10% weight loss and acetazolamide titration guided by Frisén grading, OCT, and visual fields; refractory or vision-threatening disease may need ONSF or CSF shunting.

A 71-year-old man was referred by his usual ophthalmologist to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic at Tufts Medical Center for bilateral decreased vision associated with bilateral optic disc edema. His ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The human body is complex, and many things can go wrong while a baby is developing. Sometimes, genetic mutations occur, or things don’t form quite right. One condition that can result from ...

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 ...