Cataracts, a common eye condition characterized by clouding of the lens, often lead to blurred vision and, if left untreated, ...

A recent drug discovery could eventually help the visually impaired and those suffering from multiple sclerosis, traumatic stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease regain some of their vision and mental ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto see a future where a single injection under the eyelid could replace months of daily ...

As drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro continue to skyrocket in usage, doctors are encountering more and more cases linking them ...

A teenage girl presented to the hospital emergency department with a three-week history of intermittent frontal headache, which was worse in the morning and associated with nausea, vomiting, lethargy, ...

A retrospective case series identified nine patients who developed ophthalmic complications during treatment with semaglutide ...

Scientists remain puzzled as to why some individuals taking popular weight loss and diabetes medications such as Ozempic and ...

Using transmission electron microscopy, we further found lamellar myelin structures within the arterial media ... revealed that the plaque group exhibited a greater density of nerve fiber innervation ...

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody ... may order an MRI scan to detect signs of inflammation affecting the optic nerve or the brain. An analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may also ...

Talk with your healthcare provider if you have questions about nerve function or experience concerning symptoms. Kaller MS, Lazari A, Blanco-Duque C, Sampaio-Baptista C, Johansen-Berg H. Myelin ...

The drug, LL-341070, enhances the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve fibers. Damage to myelin is a hallmark of diseases like MS, as well as a natural ...

The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. MS involves the immune system damaging myelin — a substance that surrounds and protects nerve fibers. Damaged areas of myelin are ...