Through the looking glass: A Spanish woman lost her vision due to a rapidly progressing condition affecting her optic nerves. With the help of researchers and a small electrode implanted in her visual ...

Stimulation of the nervous system with neurotechnology has opened up new avenues for treating human disorders, such as prosthetic arms and legs that restore the sense of touch in amputees, prosthetic ...

When your optic nerve doesn’t develop all the way, you may not be able to see through that area of your eye. This congenital condition is most often experienced by people who have mothers with ...

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 ...

What Is Optic Nerve Drusen? Optic nerve drusen is a rare eye condition that affects between 3 and 24 people out of every 1,000 in the population. It’s difficult to estimate exactly how common this ...

Depending on the type of glaucoma, people typically have no symptoms in the early stages. However, once damage occurs to the optic nerve, people may notice blind spots, particularly in their ...