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Medical Conditions - Optic Nerve Damage

The optic nerve transmits visual information between the eye and the brain. Any damage, trauma, deterioration, inflammation, toxins, radiation, or disease to the optic nerve results in nerve damage. It can lead to vision distortion, vision loss, or blindness. It is also called optic nerve neuropathy or atrophy.

All optic nerve-damage Q&A

I am a 32-year-old female. How can I manage my NMOSD?

Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern.

What are the treatment options for vision loss from TB?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to hear this.

I had retinal detachment and having problem with depth perception. Is this normal?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concerns. The main problems you mentioned are depth perception problems, and distorted images also called metamorphopsia.

How to deal with eye pressure and optic nerve damage?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I saw your reports (attachment removed for patient identity protection). There is glaucomatous damage to both optic nerves (more in the left eye).

Does pale optic nerve occur due to brain damage?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. How much is your vision? Because in the pale disc, vision will be affected and it will depend upon its severity.

Did my left eye vision get blurred suddenly due to optic neuritis?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. By your typing and spelling errors, I guess you are having difficulty typing on the keyboard due to blurred vision.

I feel like my eyes are crossed, and I have eyeball pain. Why?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your symptoms are not suggestive of any brain tumor or any other neurological disorders. I think that you cannot just concentrate and this is why you feel like this.

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