• Optic neuritis is an inflammation of the optic nerve. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Phosphenes that are induced by movement or sound may be associated with optic neuritis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Childhood optic neuritis is marked by heterogeneity. (medscape.com)
  • It may occur as a monophasic illness, recurrent isolated optic neuritis, and recurrent optic neuritis in the context of multifocal inflammatory CNS disease. (medscape.com)
  • Since there may be a delay between the optic neuritis and the myelitis, and since the treatment will be different, suspicion for neuromyelitis optica should prompt laboratory study for NMO (neuromyelitis optica) antibody. (medscape.com)
  • Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Serepositive Demyelinating disease (MOG IgG+) is a recently discovered cause of optic neuritis. (medscape.com)
  • Patient presentation for optic neuritis has been found to have a bimodal distribution with younger patients less than 9 years of age exhibiting MOG-IgG in association with ADEM and older children with clinically isolated optic neuritis or NMO-SD phenotype. (medscape.com)
  • Pediatric optic neuritis and risk of multiple sclerosis: Meta-analysis of observational studies. (medscape.com)
  • Pediatric Optic Neuritis: What Is New. (medscape.com)
  • The clinical features, MRI findings, and outcome of optic neuritis in children. (medscape.com)
  • Risk factors for developing multiple sclerosis after childhood optic neuritis. (medscape.com)
  • Pediatric Optic Neuritis Prospective Outcomes Study. (medscape.com)
  • To demonstrate the relation between optic neuritis (ON) and systemic inflammation markers as neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio), platelet count, mean platelet volume (MPV), and red cell distribution width (RDW) and furthermore to evaluate the utilization of these markers to predict the frequency of the ON episodes. (hindawi.com)
  • Optic neuritis (ON) is an acute demyelinating inflammatory disease of the optic nerve and primarily influences young females [ 1 , 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Dr. Shindler's research is examining potential mechanisms to provide neuroprotection of retinal ganglion cells in optic neuritis. (upenn.edu)
  • Optic neuritis is an inflammatory disease of the optic nerve that often occurs as part of the neurodegenerative disease multiple sclerosis. (upenn.edu)
  • 3 These episodes can be severe and lead to irreversible effects, such as optic neuritis, which causes vision loss and ultimately blindness. (optum.com)
  • Over the past few years, there has been remarkable development in the area of optic neuritis. (lww.com)
  • Antiaquaporin4 antibodies and antimyelin oligodendrocytes antibodies are now considered as distinct entities of optic neuritis with their specific clinical presentation, neuroimaging characteristics, treatment options, and course of the disease. (lww.com)
  • Similarly, there has been a substantial change in the treatment of optic neuritis which was earlier limited to steroids and interferons. (lww.com)
  • The development of new immunosuppressant drugs and monoclonal antibodies has reduced the relapses and improved the prognosis of optic neuritis as well as an associated systemic disease. (lww.com)
  • This review article tends to provide an update on the approach and management of optic neuritis. (lww.com)
  • The landscape of optic neuritis (ON) is rapidly changing with the discovery of new antibodies, advent of latest investigations, and revised diagnostic criteria. (lww.com)
  • We searched PubMed and Medline for studies published during the last 10 years with the general term "optic neuritis" and specific terms like "typical optic neuritis," "atypical optic neuritis," "multiple sclerosis," "neuromyelitis optic neuritis," and "myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody. (lww.com)
  • Glaucoma is a group of diseases that are the leading cause of blindness in the United States. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Glaucoma usually happens when the fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises and damages the optic nerve. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Ruling out glaucoma in myopic eyes often poses a diagnostic challenge because of atypical optic disc morphology and visual field defects that can mimic glaucoma. (nih.gov)
  • We determined whether neuroretinal rim assessment based on Bruch's membrane opening (BMO), rather than conventional optic disc margin (DM)-based assessment or retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, yielded higher diagnostic accuracy in myopic patients with glaucoma. (nih.gov)
  • Myopic subjects with refraction error greater than -2 diopters (D) (spherical equivalent) and typical myopic optic disc morphology, with and without glaucoma, were recruited from a glaucoma clinic and a local optometry practice. (nih.gov)
  • The final classification of myopic glaucoma or myopic control was based on consensus assessment by 3 clinicians of visual fields and optic disc photographs. (nih.gov)
  • Bruch's membrane opening MRW is more sensitive than DM-RA and similar to RNFL thickness for the identification of glaucoma in myopic eyes and offers a valuable diagnostic tool for patients with glaucoma with myopic optic discs. (nih.gov)
  • Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve . (aao.org)
  • Damage to this nerve-which is responsible for sending signals from the eye to the brain so you can see-often goes unnoticed until an eye exam reveals the nerve damage and related vision loss caused by glaucoma. (aao.org)
  • The study participants were glaucoma patients with evidence of optic nerve damage and vision loss in some portions of their visual field. (aao.org)
  • People who slept for 10 or more hours a night were three times more likely to have glaucoma-related optic nerve damage than those who slept 7 hours a night. (aao.org)
  • This is the age when early signs of eye disease (like glaucoma) and vision changes can begin. (aao.org)
  • Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye's optic nerve . (aao.org)
  • People with "normal tension glaucoma" have eye pressure that is within normal ranges, but show signs of glaucoma, such as blind spots in their field of vision and optic nerve damage. (aao.org)
  • Maltol has potential as a new neuroprotective therapeutic agent for oxidative stress-related ocular diseases, including glaucoma. (molvis.org)
  • The first disease I'm going to mention is Glaucoma, according to Web MD last updated in 2015, Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to your eye's optic nerve and gets worse over time. (bartleby.com)
  • Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have discovered that black and white patients with advanced glaucoma respond differently to two surgical treatments for the disease. (nih.gov)
  • A leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the United States, glaucoma affects about three million Americans, about half of whom maybe unaware they have the disease because of its lack of early symptoms. (nih.gov)
  • The disease is three to four times as common in blacks as in whites, and blindness from glaucoma is six times as common in blacks than in whites. (nih.gov)
  • Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damages the eye's optic nerve and can lead to blindness. (nih.gov)
  • Glaucoma is easier to treat when found earlier and it is a highly manageable disease. (napervillemagazine.com)
  • They also may improve vision in people with normal tension glaucoma, a form of the disease that damages the optic nerve. (aarp.org)
  • Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease that can damage the optic nerve. (tuftsmedicalcenter.org)
  • At present, approximately 3 million people are afflicted with glaucoma in the United States and about 50% of these individuals may not even know that they have the disease because of its asymptomatic nature. (tuftsmedicalcenter.org)
  • January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, and ophthalmologists at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai are urging high-risk groups to get comprehensive eye exams for early detection of this degenerative eye disease. (news-medical.net)
  • Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve that can eventually progress to blindness. (snpedia.com)
  • Glaucoma is an eye disease that develops when eye pressure damages the optic nerve. (allaboutvision.com)
  • Glaucoma is an eye disease that involves progressive optic nerve damage and vision loss, leading to blindness if undetected or untreated. (health.mil)
  • The vast majority of glaucoma diagnoses in active component service members (97.6%) represent early stage disease (borderline or suspect glaucoma). (health.mil)
  • Glaucoma refers to a group of eye diseases that can damage the optic nerve and can result in vision loss and blindness. (health.mil)
  • Glaucoma-increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that leads to optic nerve damage and loss of vision. (senior.com)
  • Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye's optic nerve, which carries visual signals from the eye to the brain. (nih.gov)
  • Studies show that at least half of all people with glaucoma don't know they have this potentially blinding eye disease," says Dr. Paul Sieving, director of NIH's National Eye Institute. (nih.gov)
  • Mediterranean in his opening address noted that glaucoma was a group of diseases that could steal sight without warning or symptoms. (who.int)
  • In ophthalmology, OCT has applications in scanning the retina to predict and diagnose retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy , and it can scan the optic nerve and nerve fiber layer to track damage from glaucoma. (medscape.com)
  • 3) subjects with definite glaucoma or with glaucoma-related suspicious findings (e.g. increased cup to disc ratio, increased intraocular pressure, disc hemorrhage, and retinal nerve fibre layer thinning). (who.int)
  • DME, glaucoma, and other retinal abnormalities) from OCT images, and providing a clinical triage suggestion to support real-world eye disease triage screening. (who.int)
  • Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases and adolescents are estimated to be ma. (who.int)
  • citation needed] Less commonly, phosphenes can also be caused by some diseases of the retina and nerves, such as multiple sclerosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Certain diseases such as multiple sclerosis. (lifebridgehealth.org)
  • The role of HHV-6 in acute multifocal neurologic disease in immunocompetent adults requires additional observation, and its role in multiple sclerosis is in question. (cdc.gov)
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease that affects the brain, optic nerve (which helps. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system (the brain and. (medlineplus.gov)
  • An estimated 2.3 million people worldwide live with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a hard-to-predict disease of the central nervous system. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The disease has particular predilection to the optic nerves, spinal cord, brainstem, basal ganglia, and cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres. (cdc.gov)
  • MS is a disease that affects the spinal cord, brain and optic nerves. (yahoo.com)
  • In this article we will explore the orphan drug market by examining neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the optic nerves and spinal cord. (optum.com)
  • of nerves in the brain and spinal cord. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Studies have connected a diet rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory foods with reduced risk of the most common age-related eye diseases including cataracts, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. (aarp.org)
  • eSight users typically live with serious eye conditions such as macular degeneration, Stargardt's disease, diabetic retinopathy, optic nerve hypoplasia and more. (cnib.ca)
  • In all 3 syndromes, there is evidence that singular or combined insults to mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation are associated with a clinically characteristic optic neuropathy. (nih.gov)
  • Second, to address several related questions, including (1) How does impaired energy production lead to optic neuropathy, particularly since it seems to relatively spare other metabolically active tissues, such as liver and heart? (nih.gov)
  • Patients in Cuba with epidemic optic neuropathy were personally evaluated through a comprehensive neuro-ophthalmologic examination. (nih.gov)
  • Patients from the Cuban epidemic of optic neuropathy with clinical evidence of a selective loss of the papillomacular bundle did much better once their nutritional status was corrected and exposure to toxins ceased. (nih.gov)
  • optic neuropathy. (medicalwholesome.com)
  • These disorders tend to be classified under the heading toxic/nutritional optic neuropathy, a syndrome characterized by papillomacular bundle damage within the optic nerves, central or cecocentral scotoma, and reduction of color vision. (medscape.com)
  • Nutritional optic neuropathy is definitely more prevalent in regions of famine, such as in Africa, where it may take on epidemic proportions. (medscape.com)
  • Historically, toxic optic neuropathy was formerly seen in children with chronic pulmonary conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, when treated with chloramphenicol. (medscape.com)
  • Top box "Glaucomatous optic neuropathy" leads to 2 paths. (cdc.gov)
  • On left side, it leads to Nyctohemeral IOP (with CCT determination) curve within normal range, which then leads to Non-IOP-related optic neuropathy and then to Assessment of the ocular and optic nerve perfusion pressure. (cdc.gov)
  • The second of 2 paths from Glaucomatous optic neuropathy leads to IOP (with CCT determination) within normal range. (cdc.gov)
  • Proposed flowchart of optic neuropathy, with specialist referral, according to the nychthemeral IOP characteristics. (cdc.gov)
  • Although there are multiple reports of optic neuropathy caused by amiodarone, a major challenge is discerning whether the optic neuropathy has a direct causal relationship with amiodarone use or is due to other factors that increase ones risk in developing NAION. (bartleby.com)
  • Greek and Roman humoral physiology needed a hollow optic nerve, the obstruction of which prevented the flow of visual spirit to and from the brain and resulted in blindness. (nature.com)
  • His diseases and injuries are dangerous as they can lead to blindness. (medicalwholesome.com)
  • Last fall, a team led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine reported they had successfully injected a gene via a genetically engineered vector into the retinas of 12 patients suffering from a blindness-causing genetic disease called Leber's congenital amaurosis . (wordnik.com)
  • As the disease worsens, the field of vision gradually narrows and blindness may result. (nih.gov)
  • Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, blindness from damage to the blood vessels of the retina (shown here), nerve damage, and impotence. (rxlist.com)
  • Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in American adults. (senior.com)
  • There are relatively few diseases that can cause complete blindness of the type Van der Paele suffered. (gresham.ac.uk)
  • Deafness and blindness are generally thought to represent effects of pressure on nerves. (lu.se)
  • First, to test the hypothesis that a common pathophysiologic mechanism involving impairment of mitochondria function and, consequently, axonal transport underlies both genetic optic nerve diseases such as Leber's and acquired toxic and nutritional deficiency optic neuropathies. (nih.gov)
  • Although these problems have been classified as optic neuropathies, in most of these entities, the primary lesion has not actually been localized to the optic nerve and may possibly originate in the retinal ganglion cells or nerve fiber layers, chiasm, or even the optic tracts. (medscape.com)
  • In essence, the toxic and nutritional optic neuropathies actually are acquired mitochondrial optic neuropathies, similar in clinical picture to congenital mitochondrial optic neuropathies. (medscape.com)
  • Toxic and nutritional optic neuropathies are not common in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • Toxic optic neuropathies usually are associated with exposure of employees in a workplace, ingestion of materials/foods containing toxic substances, or systemic medications. (medscape.com)
  • Any age may be affected by toxic optic neuropathies, but nutritional optic neuropathies are very rare in children, perhaps since drinking and smoking are much less frequent in this age group. (medscape.com)
  • Dr. Shindler treats patients with neuro-ophthalmologic conditions, including optic neuropathies, papilledema, and binocular double vision. (upenn.edu)
  • OCT has also improved our understanding of disease progression and pathophysiology. (medscape.com)
  • The etiology and the pathophysiology of Degos disease are unknown. (medscape.com)
  • Extended high-dosage exposure may lead to folate or vitamin B-12 deficiency, resulting in accumulation of formic acid, inhibiting the electron transport chain and mitochondrial function, ultimately resulting in impairment of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-mediated axonal transport within nerves, including the optic nerve. (medscape.com)
  • Wnt signaling promotes axonal regeneration following optic nerve injury in the mouse. (neurotree.org)
  • The disease damages the optic nerve when fluid builds up in the front part of the eye, increasing eye pressure. (news-medical.net)
  • The autoimmune reaction results in inflammation, which damages the myelin sheath and the nerve fiber under it. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The process of getting a rare disease diagnosis can take several years. (nih.gov)
  • In the diagnosis of diseases of the optic nerve, ophthalmological and neurological examinations are of the greatest importance. (medicalwholesome.com)
  • Track change and predict trends in RNFL and GCC thickness and precisely measure angles to aid in disease diagnosis. (clarionmedical.com)
  • Its usefulness stems from a single, comprehensive report that depicts: retinal thickness and GCC® thickness with normative comparison, symmetry analysis, FLV% and GLV%, proprietary Optovue GCC metrics that provide important information to aid in ocular disease diagnosis and management and eight high resolution B-scans. (clarionmedical.com)
  • Considered one of the most prestigious prizes for biomedical research, the Lasker Awards honor individuals who have "made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of human disease. (medscape.com)
  • Eye diseases related to retina and optic nerve head (e.g. (who.int)
  • Manual review of OCT images by professional graders or ophthalmologists;Index test:The current project aims to assess the performance of the AI-assisted system prospectively for automatically assessing image quality, identifying eye diseases related to retina and optic nerve head (e.g. (who.int)
  • Research suggests that Degos disease is a genetic disease of complement or some other clotting factor or system. (medscape.com)
  • This case fits well in the spectrum of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous systems of children and young adults, which occur in close temporal relationship with several infectious illnesses and immunizations ( 2 - 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • On autopsy, evidence of fulminant encephalitis with HHV-6 DNA demonstrated by PCR, immunohistochemical staining, or nucleic acid hybridization, confirms that HHV-6 causes acute CNS disease ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • I caution the casual reader who may conclude that using antiviral drugs against herpes viruses is recommended when acute mutlifocal neurologic disease clinically compatible with ADEM is indicated. (cdc.gov)
  • however, there is a form of the disease called acute angle closure in which the trabecular meshwork becomes blocked, leading to a rapid rise in IOP and eye pain. (health.mil)
  • In addition, serum, lymphocytes for DNA analysis, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), sural nerves, and eyes with attached optic nerves were obtained from Cuban patients, as well as from Leber's patients, for study. (nih.gov)
  • It can also change in the course of many congenital diseases. (medicalwholesome.com)
  • The FDA recently approved a drug to treat some inherited retinal diseases, which is the very first gene therapy available to treat a congenital condition. (napervillemagazine.com)
  • Medieval physicians understood that the presence of a fixed dilated pupil indicated optic nerve obstruction, preventing the passage of visual spirit, and that cataract surgery in such cases would not restore sight. (nature.com)
  • Participants were examined using fundus photography to see the optic nerve and automated visual field testing to check for areas of vision loss . (aao.org)
  • The mechanism of the neurotoxicity that occurs from the cardiac antiarrhythmic amiodarone also remains unclear, with researchers believing that it may relate to lipid accumulation in optic nerve axons, with subsequent impedance of axoplasmic flow. (medscape.com)
  • Optic nerve regeneration in mammals: Regenerated or spared axons? (neurotree.org)
  • The discovery of new antibodies has improved our understanding of the pathology of the disease. (lww.com)
  • It is a powerful clinical tool that transforms the way you assess the retina, optic disc and cornea. (clarionmedical.com)
  • I had been looking for an OCT for several years that would do all of the clinical tests that I needed for my patients with ocular disease, offer a wellness exam, and fit my budget. (clarionmedical.com)
  • The AI-assisted system will finally provide a clinical triage suggestion (e.g., urgent referral, semi-urgent referral, non-urgent referral) for the identified eye diseases to facilitate timely treatment and management at tertiary eye clinics. (who.int)
  • There are three clinical forms of the disease. (cdc.gov)
  • The optic nerve does not have specific features of the peripheral nerve because it belongs to the brain in terms of its structure and development. (medicalwholesome.com)
  • Thanks to the methods of microsurgery, only partial reconstruction of mechanically damaged peripheral nerves is possible. (medicalwholesome.com)
  • As the disease progresses, blind spots develop in your peripheral (side) vision. (aao.org)
  • Peripheral or side vision gradually worsens without the patient realizing it as the disease progresses into later stages. (news-medical.net)
  • 2 3 4 5 6 ] However, a more recent population-based survey conducted in urban Mangalore has shown a prevalence of 8.3/100,000 for MS and 2.6/100,000 for neuromyelitis optic spectrum diseases (NMOSD). (lww.com)
  • Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio) is an effective, easy, and inexpensive method to determine systemic inflammation in various diseases such as cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disorders [ 10 , 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • 2) Within the nervous system, why is the optic nerve, and most particularly the papillomacular bundle, so highly sensitive? (nih.gov)
  • Why certain other agents are toxic to the optic nerve, particularly the portion that comprises the papillomacular bundle, also remains largely unestablished. (medscape.com)
  • The toxin methyl alcohol (methanol) causes focal delamination of the optic nerve in animal experiments and in humans. (medscape.com)
  • Diabetic Retinopathy - What is Diabetic Eye Disease? (senior.com)
  • Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication of diabetes. (senior.com)
  • Causes include poor blood flow to the eye, disease, trauma, or exposure to toxic substances. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Whether tobacco or ethanol has a direct toxic effect on the optic nerve remains unclear. (medscape.com)
  • Whether an unusual configuration of the vascular supply of the optic nerve head in certain individuals predisposes them to the accumulation of toxic agents has been questioned. (medscape.com)
  • Additionally, medications and toxic chemicals do not appear to induce Degos disease. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] This is supported by the fact that eculizumab, a C5 blocker, can effectively treat systemic Degos disease. (medscape.com)
  • Degos disease occurs both in a limited benign, cutaneous form and in a potentially lethal multiorgan, systemic variant. (medscape.com)
  • In the systemic variant of Degos disease, the gastrointestinal tract is affected in 50% of cases. (medscape.com)
  • Intestinal perforation is the most severe complication and the most common cause of death in systemic Degos disease. (medscape.com)
  • approximately 20% of cases of systemic Degos disease involve the CNS. (medscape.com)
  • Unlike lupus, (1) Degos disease does not involve the face, (2) it does not respond to therapies such as corticosteroids that at least abate lupus, (3) it does not manifest with photosensitivity, (4) viral inclusions are present in some cells in patients with Degos disease, and (5) systemic Degos disease is universally fatal, usually within 1-2 years, whereas lupus (even if severe) takes years to be fatal. (medscape.com)
  • [ 7 ] reiterated that malignant atrophic papulosis/Degos disease has both a (1) limited, cutaneous type and a (2) systemic, fatal variant. (medscape.com)
  • A comprehensive dilated eye exam external icon external icon by an optometrist or ophthalmologist (eye doctor) is necessary to find eye diseases in the early stages when treatment to prevent vision loss is most effective. (cdc.gov)
  • Having regular eye exams can help your ophthalmologist find this disease before you lose vision. (aao.org)
  • For example, their ophthalmologist may notice something different about their optic nerve. (aao.org)
  • Cell therapy is also applied for treating eye traumas and inflammatory diseases that require conservative therapy (conjunctivitis, keratitis, etc. (virtus.ua)
  • Platelet activation occurs in inflammatory diseases and mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker for it. (hindawi.com)
  • optic nerve glioma (a slowly growing primary cancerous tumor originating from the glial nerve). (medicalwholesome.com)
  • Demyelinating diseases were once considered rare in India with previous Indian studies showing that MS constitutes 0.32% to 1.58% of neurology admissions in hospitals, and a prevalence of approximately 1.33/100,000. (lww.com)
  • Primary nerve injuries that are severe enough to create neurotmetic or axonotmetic lesions, which result in Wallerian degeneration of the nerve, demonstrate fibrillation and positive sharp-wave discharges at rest. (medscape.com)
  • The two more severe forms of the disease are visceral toxocariasis and ocular toxocariasis. (cdc.gov)
  • He received fellowship training in Retinal Vascular Diseases at the Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and fellowship training in Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Vitreous at Barnes Hospital/Retina Consultants, Ltd. of Washington University. (medstarhealth.org)
  • Information needed to answer any questions regarding nerve injury, muscle injury, muscle disease, localization, and prognosis can be obtained through electrodiagnostic testing. (medscape.com)
  • This change in epidemiology could be because of greater awareness about the disease, better documentation, and also due to the development of low threshold for MRI among neurologists and ophthalmologists. (lww.com)
  • Retinal ganglion cell expression of cytokine enhances occupancy of NG2 cell-derived astrocytes at the nerve injury site: Implication for axon regeneration. (neurotree.org)
  • Park KK , Luo X, Mooney SJ , Yungher BJ , Belin S , Wang C , Holmes MM , He Z . Retinal ganglion cell survival and axon regeneration after optic nerve injury in naked mole-rats. (neurotree.org)
  • Advanced GCC imaging reveals ganglion cell and axon loss in optic nerve head disease. (clarionmedical.com)
  • Classifying Degos disease as a vasculitis may not be appropriate because inflammation of the vessel walls is minimal and because immune complexes have not been found in the vessel walls. (medscape.com)
  • Some patients die of temporal arteritis due to vascular disease elsewhere in the body, which may cause heart attacks, stroke or bowel infarction. (gresham.ac.uk)
  • [ 4 ] contended in 2004 that Degos disease may not be a specific entity but, rather, may represent a common end point to a variety of vascular insults, many of which have not been fully elucidated. (medscape.com)
  • The patient displayed a pathologic phenomenon that was associated sickle cell disease (SCD), and included posterior retinal and macular vascular occlusions. (cdc.gov)
  • The intracranial part of the optic nerve is vascularized by the branches of the internal carotid artery (mainly the anterior cerebral artery and the ophthalmic artery). (medicalwholesome.com)
  • In turn, the intraorbital part of the nerve supplies the central artery of the retina and the small arterioles extending from the ophthalmic artery. (medicalwholesome.com)
  • The Ophthalmology Department of VIRTUS Clinic has wide technical possibilities to perform a thorough diagnostics of ophthalmic diseases and eyesight recovery. (virtus.ua)
  • Symptomatic disease occurs when dead or dying larvae cause a reaction in the body. (cdc.gov)
  • The term optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM) does not indicate a definite site of origin. (medscape.com)
  • Secondary ONSMs are much more common than primary ONSMs, but the unqualified term "optic nerve sheath meningioma" ordinarily refers to primary ONSM. (medscape.com)
  • These ectopic, extradural meningiomas do not appear to have a connection to the optic nerve sheath or the optic canal and do not appear to originate intracranially. (medscape.com)
  • Demyelination is the destruction of the tissues that wrap around nerves, called the myelin sheath. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Much like the insulation around an electrical wire, the myelin sheath enables nerve signals (electrical impulses) to be conducted along the nerve fiber with speed and accuracy. (msdmanuals.com)
  • When the myelin sheath is damaged (called demyelination), nerves do not conduct electrical impulses normally. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Quantify the thickness of the retina, nerve fiber layer, ganglion cell complex (GCC) and the cornea. (clarionmedical.com)
  • Meanwhile, at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory , Swanson was working on intersatellite laser communications and high-speed fiber-optic networks. (medscape.com)
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  • The acuity of central vision (at the optic disc) was explained by the concentration of visual spirit where the optic nerve met the retina. (nature.com)
  • The growth of anatomy and influence of mechanical philosophy from the 17th century led to visual spirit being replaced with the concept of nerve force, which later became associated with electricity travelling along nerve fibres. (nature.com)
  • Information on the dynamics of the increase in visual acuity deterioration and the occurrence of other symptoms as well as family history (family history of eye diseases) is of key importance. (medicalwholesome.com)
  • Ophthalmology (New England Eye Center) at Tufts Medical Center in Boston specializes in the testing and treatment of all types of eye diseases and visual problems. (tuftsmedicalcenter.org)
  • Examples of disease as shown in artworks will be examined, from the medical and surgical point of view as well as the historical and artistic ones, particularly visual loss as portrayed by artists from pre-historic times. (gresham.ac.uk)