Developmental anomalies of the optic nerve are an important and growing cause of lifelong visual handicap and they are often associated with systemic abnormalities. This review focuses on the ...

90% of patients with optic nerve hypoplasia have central nervous system abnormalities, and 70% have neuro-developmental handicaps. Optic nerve hypoplasia may also occur alongside brain structure ...

An abnormal VEP suggesting optic nerve involvement depends on significant intraocular asymmetry or a peak time exceeding 100 microseconds — above the upper limit of normal — in the absence ...

Optic glioma is a brain tumor that grows slowly. Around 75% of diagnoses occur in children younger than 10 years old. Optic glioma accounts for approximately 5% of all childhood brain tumors.

Optic nerve glioma is rare, accounting for only 5% of all childhood brain tumors. They are most common in children under the age of 10 years.The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...

MARION, Iowa—Optic nerve imaging may vault to the front of the line as the premier way to detect early optic disk damage in glaucoma, but researchers agree imaging will not replace visual field ...

To visualize optic-nerve abnormalities, we used a class-activation map (Fig. S2). A fivefold cross-validation was performed on the primary data set to differentiate among normal optic disks, ...

Papilledema is a condition in which the optic nerve becomes swollen. Learn about the stages, symptoms, ... Papilledema is a sign that the brain is under increased pressure, which is abnormal.

LONDON — Vascular abnormality is associated with glaucomatous optic neuropathy and may be primarily responsible for glaucomatous optic neuropathy in at least a subset of normal tension ...

Optic nerve hypoplasia syndrome: a review of the epidemiology and clinical associations. Current treatment options in neurology , 15(1), 78–89. doi: 10.1007/s11940-012-0209-2 ...