One cause of a sudden loss of vision is referred to in medical terms as ischemic optic neuropathy. There are two types. One is caused by inflamed arteries in the eye that flow to the optic nerve, and ...

Axolotls can regenerate optic nerves, retinas, and parts of their brain. Provost's Undergraduate Research Award-winner Ted ...

A deep-learning model trained on optical coherence tomography scans of the optic nerve head reliably distinguished among various types of optic nerve damage, such as glaucoma, non-arteritic anterior ...

For the first time, researchers have captured the chameleon’s coiled optic nerve using contrast enhanced computed tomography. Chameleons’ wandering eyes have fascinated and puzzled scientists since ...

Traumatic injury to the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve in the central nervous system (CNS) are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide. CNS injuries often ...

Optic atrophy is a condition in which the optic nerve begins to deteriorate. The optic nerve is the nerve at the back of your eye that connects your eye to your brain, allowing you to see. There are a ...

Open-angle glaucoma is an eye disease that causes a gradual loss of vision. It is the most common type of glaucoma, a set of eye diseases that affect the eye's optic nerve. The optic nerve is located ...

“Temporary loss of vision in one eye for seconds or minutes, as if a curtain was pulled down, is known as amaurosis fugax and can be indicative of an impending stroke,” Lazzaro said. “This would be ...

Chameleons have spiral optic nerves, CT scans and 3D modelling reveal. The discovery explains how the lizards can literally keep an eye out for prey in almost every direction, moving their eyeballs as ...