Decoding The Visual Pathway: Dr. Mandeep Singh Basu, Director of Dr. Basu Eye Hospital, examines the optic nerve's functions and how it connects our eyes to our brains.

Pituitary tumors can compress the optic nerve, leading to visual symptoms. Pituitary tumors are mostly benign (noncancerous), but due to their location, they can have significant effects on ...

Sometimes, optic atrophy occurs due to MS causing optic neuritis, a condition that causes swelling that damages the optic nerve. In this case, vision may return if the inflammation goes away.

Non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is an eye condition that may restrict blood flow to the optic nerve. This results in painless, sudden-onset vision loss in one eye.

At present, there’s no accepted treatment for optic nerve drusen. Physicians have tried a handful of treatments in the past, but they don’t seem to be very effective or worthwhile.

There are many ways in which the optic nerves can be damaged in glaucoma, resulting in optic nerve cupping. This is very harmful as it leads to extreme loss of vision in the affected eye.

This is consistent with a diagnosis of BOA (or bowtie optic atrophy) of the left eye and correlates with a right-optic tract lesion. Source: Christopher J. Borgman, OD, FAAO ...

T1-weighted coronal MRIs. Note the diffuse enlargement of both optic nerves, the optic chiasm and both optic tracts. One can easily appreciate the infiltration of these structures, especially when ...

By Michael Le Page 16 February 2024 Glaucoma occurs when the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain, becomes damaged Ian Miles / Alamy ...