The human body is complex, and many things can go wrong while a baby is developing. Sometimes, genetic mutations occur, or things don’t form quite right. One condition that can result from ...

As the number of children born with a vision-impairing condition known as optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) increases, scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are investigating ...

Optic atrophy is a condition in which the optic nerve begins to deteriorate. The optic nerve is the nerve at the back of your eye that connects your eye to your brain, allowing you to see. There are a ...

Erin Bremmer was working on her graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, when the double vision she’d been experiencing now and then ...

Parasagittal meningiomas are tumors located in the middle space of the brain, between the two hemispheres. They can also grow into a nearby vein called the superior sagittal sinus. Most parasagittal ...

A novel gene therapy that leads to cellular rejuvenation could restore vision after non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and glaucoma. The technique is based on a reprogramming ...