Traumatic optic nerve head avulsion and traumatic optic neuropathy are serious and can be visually devastating. Most cases have poor prognosis for visual recovery, leaving patients with minimal or no ...

Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2005;6(1):11-21. As can be seen in Table 2, untreated cases of TON improve even when the initial vision is no light perception. This rate of spontaneous visual improvement ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DENVER — Approximately half of experts report routinely using antibiotics to treat orbital floor fractures and ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Scientists want to protect the optic nerve when the eye takes a blow on the battlefield or in a car wreck. It's called traumatic optic nerve damage when the fragile, spaghetti-sized ...

Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is a serious complication combining craniocerebral, orbital and facial injuries. While there is currently no reliable animal model of this condition, it has been ...

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 ...

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 ...

Proper survival and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which constitute the optic nerve, is crucial for managing traumatic or ischemic optic nerve injury, optic neuropathy, or optic ...

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 ...

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 is ...