The hypothesis that it disrupts the function of retinal ganglion cell axons by increasing mechanical forces on the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve head has received considerable experimental ...

Traumatic optic neuropathy is visual loss caused by trauma to the optic nerve. Injuries, classified as direct or indirect, are also characterized by location. Intracanalicular optic nerve injury ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led research reveals subtle changes in the visual pathways of individuals with chronic ...

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause slow, progressive damage to the optic nerve in the back of the eye, says Schultz. This growing damage is due to unsafe fluid buildup that causes ...

Davis Joseph discovered what could not be found for the last 17 years: the fundamental neurobiological mechanism of 4E-BP2 ...

More than 4 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that can damage the optic nerve and lead to ...

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in the U.S. In general, glaucoma occurs when pressure builds up in the eye and causes damage to the optic nerve. The optic nerve is like ...