More than 4.2 million Americans live with glaucoma, a leading cause of vision loss in the nation. Although there is no cure for glaucoma, early detection and treatment can stop this condition in its ...

Sickled cells can obstruct the tiny blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. This blockage reduces oxygen supply (ischaemia) and can result in retinal damage or ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MDWhether blurred vision affects one eye or both, vision changes are always a concern ...

While untreated diabetes can cause various eye complications, these are generally less severe but more common than the optic nerve damage associated with NAION. Lead author Anton Pottegård ...

This review considers the role that optic nerve head astrocytes might play in the initiation of axon damage, based on the hypothesis that these cells are sensitive to mechanical or ischaemic ...

Kidney Damage Symptoms in Eyes: Your kidneys play the most important role in flushing out toxins and wastes from your body. However, when kidney health deteriorates, the effects are not limited to ...

Objective Evaluating the potential role of neuromuscular ultrasonography (NMUS) in assessing optic nerve affection in ...

Oculis’ peptidomimetic small molecule has been shown to help protect the eyes of patients with inflammation of the optic nerve in a phase 2 study. The ACUITY trial in France analyzed 33 patients ...

Resveratrol supplementation with selective laser trabeculoplasty may be an effective treatment option for glaucoma by ...