Optical coherence tomography is beneficial for measuring visual changes and the impact of comorbidities in MS, NMOSD, and ...

New research reveals eye changes that may signal Alzheimer's disease years before memory symptoms appear. Learn the early warning signs to watch for.

To study retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Cross-sectional observational study. One hundred and thirty-seven eyes of 137 patients with RP were ...

Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers in the eye, in a discovery that could aid the development of new treatments for glaucoma, one of the leading causes of ...

To compare retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness profiles between preterm and full-term children and to investigate factors affecting the RNFL distribution in preterm children. We performed ...

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The optic nerve is a thick bundle of nerve fibers that transmits signals from the retina to the brain. Thin retinal fibers called ganglion cells carry light information from the retina to the brain.

Optic neuritis is an inflammation of the optic nerve, a bundle of nerve fibers that relays visual information from the eye to the brain. The condition may cause vision disturbances that can ...

The visual perception of optical stimuli demands high performance from the brain. Every second, the eyes absorb more than 10 ...

A prospective observational study found that retinal nerve fiber layer thinning in the papillomacular bundle was associated with poorer 9-month visual acuity in preterm infants.

Deschenes et al elegantly present the first comprehensive investigation into the effect of estrogen on ocular blood flow, the optic nerve, and retinal nerve fibers. The two complementary studies ...

When your optic nerve doesn't develop all the way, you may not be able to see through that area of your eye. There is no treatment or cure. Read to learn more.