For the past 20 years treatment with high-dose corticosteroids and optic nerve decompression have been favored. However, recent evidence has raised questions regarding the value of these treatments.

a Department of Ophthalmology, Edward S Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, USA, b Department of Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, USA ...

MRI is also indicated if there is suspected injury to the optic nerve. Surgical treatment is indicated for ... or considerable proptosis with a tight lower eyelid), decompression with lateral ...

The optic nerve sends messages from the eyes to the brain. When light enters the eye, it hits the retina, which contains rods and cones. These are photoreceptors that translate signals from light ...

Treatment of optic neuritis with corticosteroids, findings from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial and the validity of ...

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A vitamin supplement that improves metabolism in the eye appears to slow down damage to the optic nerve in glaucoma. The promising results have been published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine.

The sural nerve, positioned beneath the skin’s surface in the back of your lower leg, plays a critical role in your body’s sensory network. As a component of the peripheral nervous system ...

Pulsetto is a wearable device that uses vagus nerve stimulation to reduce stress and improve sleep. The device is non-invasive and works by sending electrical impulses to the vagus nerve ...

A UCL research team has found clues as to why some nerve cells die in dementia and not others, through a new study in fruit flies. The study, published in Cell Reports, is helping to answer one of ...