A 30-year-old woman was referred to the New England Eye Center neuro-ophthalmology service for evaluation of bilateral optic disc swelling found incidentally during her annual eye examination. Her ...

The study looked at the potential benefits of cataract surgery in patients with a prior diagnosis of optic neuropathy. Patients with and without optic neuropathies showed significant improvement in ...

Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) occurs when there is not enough blood flow into the eye. This causes damage to the optic nerve, quickly leading to vision loss. There are two subtypes of AION ...

A standard treatment for optic nerve cupping is to start with medical therapy. This is succeeded by laser trabeculoplasty, and then filtration surgery if necessary. If optic nerve perfusion is the ...

A highly specialized and multidisciplinary intervention was performed at the Sant'Anna and San Sebastiano Hospital in Caserta ...

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