Fukuda Y, Watanabe M, Sawai H, Miyoshi T . Functional recovery of vision in regenerated optic nerve fibers. Vision Res 1998;38:1545–53 ...

Traumatic optic neuropathy is a clinical diagnosis and should not be made if vision and pupillary function are normal. There must be a history of trauma. The clinical history should be as complete ...

For patients with IIH, sustainable weight loss offers the most effective and lasting relief from symptoms—and can help ...

At least a questionnaire related to obstructive sleep apnoea symptoms and assessment of sleepiness should be systematically proposed to patients with NAION. Aim: To evaluate newly diagnosed ...

Other early symptoms of Lyme disease mimic what you might experience with the flu: a fever, chills, muscle aches, and swollen ...

Researchers found that after one year, GLP-1 users were more than twice as likely to develop neovascular age-related macular degeneration than those who were not taking the drugs.

NAION is a disorder caused by reduced blood flow to the optic nerve in the eye, which can damage the nerve and lead to permanent vision loss. PRAC said it found that the condition is “a very rare side ...

It is the second most common cause of blindness due to optic nerve damage, after glaucoma. Story continues below advertisement 1:54 GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy reduce Alzheimer’s risk for ...

In the past, studies in type-2 diabetes patients have linked Ozempic to the condition called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). But this is the first time a regulator has ...

Early symptoms of a brain tumor can include headache episodes, ... This type of tumor creates pressure on the pituitary gland and optic tract, which is an extension of the optic nerve.

A study of people with diabetes found the risk of macular degeneration remained low, but was 0.2% in people taking GLP-1s, 0.1% in those who didn't.

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a mitochondrial genetic disease that preferentially causes blindness in young adult males, affecting about 1 in 25 000 of the British population. It is ...