Metastatic tumours to the optic disc are rare. In a series of 660 patients with intraocular metastasis, only 30 (4.5%) had metastatic cancer of the optic disc. 1 We report our case because it is, to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Optic disc melanocytoma, also known as magnocellular nevus, is a rare benign tumor that often develops within or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Congenital optic disc abnormalities are often discovered late, increasing the risk for complications and poor ...

A colorful close-up image of the optic disc in a rodent’s retina received first place in the annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Winners Hassanain Qambari and Jayden Dickson took ...

Patients with high visit-to-visit blood pressure variation and who have experienced recurrent optic disc hemorrhages should undergo frequent evaluation for glaucoma progression. Patients who have ...

Intravenous fluorescein angiography showed leakage involving the superior and inferior nasal branches of the retinal arterioles of the left eye. This was suggestive of retinal vasculitis. In ...

A 50-year-old man noted blurred vision in his left eye. He had a history of exotropia since childhood. Visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/60 in the left eye. Color vision with ...

Since the dawn of human spaceflight, scientists have carefully studied the effects of space and microgravity on astronauts.

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 ...

What Is Optic Nerve Drusen? Optic nerve drusen is a rare eye condition that affects between 3 and 24 people out of every 1,000 in the population. It’s difficult to estimate exactly how common this ...