The optic nerve is the nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. The optic nerve is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and support cells. It leaves the orbit (eye ...

When astronauts began spending six months and more aboard the International Space Station, they started to notice changes in ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

According to a new study, optic nerve lesions are evident in up to 40% of imaging studies in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) of multiple sclerosis (MS), and the addition of the ...

Historically, optic nerve involvement has been excluded from MS diagnostic criteria, but its inclusion in the new iteration is expected to significantly accelerate time to diagnosis.

For the first time, scientists have regenerated a damaged optic nerve -- from the eye to the brain. This achievement, which occurred in laboratory mice and is described in the March 1, 2005 issue ...

What this suggests, for the first time, is that the Ebola virus gets in through the optic nerve." The study adds to a growing body of knowledge about how Ebola can affect the eye.