Toddler diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour before going blind ‘overnight’ - Olivia Taylor was diagnosed with an optic ...

In a study of mice, researchers showed how the act of seeing light may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) cancer ...

Glaucoma is among the leading cause of permanent vision loss in most regions of the world. Damage to the optic nerve fibers resulting from glaucoma causes optic nerve cupping, which results in loss of ...

A form of gene therapy administered to mice has been shown to protect optic nerve cells and help prevent vision loss or blindness from optic nerve damage and other serious retinal injury, and from ...

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

Avoiding and managing ocular radiotoxicity are increasingly important as more patients undergo radiotherapy for HNC, ...

USA, February 24, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- NAION or Non-arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy is a type of stroke of the optic nerve that is not from inflammation. It ...

Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of irreversible vision loss, especially in older adults. It slowly damages the ...

A form of gene therapy protects optic nerve cells and preserves vision in mouse models of glaucoma, according to research supported by NIH's National Eye Institute. The findings suggest a way forward ...