Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA), the most common genetic optic neuropathy, is an insidious disease. It often presents ...

Toxic optic neuropathy. Alcohol contains toxins that can directly damage the optic nerve. Over time, this damage can accumulate, leading to a condition known as toxic optic neuropathy, which can ...

In patients with centrocecal scotoma, differential diagnosis may include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, nutritional amblyopia, tobacco or alcohol News News CME CME ...

Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA), the most common genetic optic neuropathy, is an insidious disease. It often presents slowly during childhood by way of blurry vision, trouble reading or ...

Optic neuritis can stem from many causes and is sometimes confused with other conditions that arise. Several physicians at the meeting discussed an assortment of neuropathies and how to address each.

Berna Gomez's world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with toxic optic neuropathy at age 42. The rapidly progressing disease deteriorated the Spanish science teacher's optic nerves and ...

Ethambutol may cause a toxic optic neuropathy that preferentially affects the papillomacular bundle, with symptoms including a dulling of colors and painless bilateral loss of central vision.

An optic nerve that has an injury cannot be fixed, so usually, if there is vision loss from ischemic optic neuropathy, it is permanent. Those with badly damaged optic nerves usually can still see ...

Recent research introduces a soft, injectable material designed for use in the eye to help protect and support damaged ...