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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 ...
Pioneering research by the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences into retinal disorders ... neuro-ophthalmic diseases such as papilledema and non-glaucomatous optic neuropathy.
NAION, that agency says, is a "rare condition that affects the small blood vessels at the front of the optic nerve, potentially leading to sudden vision loss and visual field defects." ...
Ohio State University researchers receive a $6.2 million DoD grant to study and treat war-induced traumatic optic neuropathy.
An eye stroke, also known as an ocular stroke, refers to a sudden loss of vision due to a lack of blood flow to the tissues in the front part of the optic ... loss of visual field (such as seeing ...
Making a diagnosis of TON in this setting requires a judgement regarding the severity the ocular pathology present and whether it accounts for all the visual loss.