The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to privosegtor for optic neuritis, a common symptom of multiple ...

"Even if you have septo-optic dysplasia, I think it's a blessing, because not everyone has that same kind of diagnosis as I do." SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On Blindness Awareness Month, a ...

PHOENIX — Historically, optic nerve involvement has been excluded from multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnostic criteria, but its inclusion in the upcoming 2024 McDonald Diagnostic Criteria is expected to ...

A child with Septo Optic Dysplasia (SOD) has under-developed nerves from the eye to the brain (optic nerve hypoplasia - ONH). People with SOD may also have abnormalities of the brain and a poorly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 5-year-old girl was referred to the New England Eye Center for an eye exam after failing a vision test at her ...

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 ...

Optic atrophy is a condition in which the optic nerve begins to deteriorate. The optic nerve is the nerve at the back of your eye that connects your eye to your brain, allowing you to see. There are a ...

“Ischemia” is the term doctors use when a part of the body stops getting enough oxygen as a result of restricted blood flow. This is because blood carries oxygen in the body. In the case of NAION, ...