Optic Nerve

As a primary care optometrist, I know that some patients will come and go. You may prescribe contact lenses or glasses for a young patient and never see them again when they move away to college.

Oculis and Accure Therapeutics have agreed to terms for Oculis to license ACT-01, which is under investigation for the prevention of damage to the optic nerve and retina, according to a press release.

BOSTON – Treatment with latanoprostene bunod 0.024% induced a significant increase in optic nerve blood volume and oxygen saturation compared with latanoprost 0.005%, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Optometry annual meeting.

The cornerstone of glaucoma diagnosis and monitoring relies on an assessment of optic nerve structure and function. Advancements in OCT have allowed glaucoma care providers to evaluate optic nerve structure to an unparalleled degree.

The risk for acquired retinal detachment in children with optic nerve coloboma or chorioretinal coloboma may be lower than previously thought, according to a study.

Identifying asymptomatic optic nerve lesions in clinically isolated syndrome requires a lower intereye retinal thickness difference threshold than previously reported, according to findings published in Neurology.

Bedside optic nerve ultrasonography is a noninvasive, quick and easy method to help diagnose increased intracranial pressure, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

A 29-year-old African American female presented upon referral from a fellow optometrist for retinal evaluation. Her chief complaint was blurry vision in the left eye that had been consistently present for 2 weeks. She reported that her central vision seemed most affected. She also reported seeing spots and floaters in her vision intermittently for 2 weeks.