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Are there effective treatments for optic nerve atrophy
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Sometimes: It depends on the cause of optic nerve atrophy. Some like MS can improve, others not. Discuss with your doctor about this.
Dr. Howard Pomeranz answered
28 years experience Ophthalmology
Optic atrophy: There is no effective treatment to reverse vision loss due to optic nerve damage.
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Dr. Michael H. T. Sia answered
31 years experience Pediatrics
Not really...: Once it has occurred, damage from optic nerve atrophy cannot be reversed. The underlying disease must be found and treated, if possible, to prevent fu ... Read More
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Dr. Gamal Boutros answered
39 years experience Neurology
Blindness: Depend on the degree and cause of atrophy, dirrent degree of visual impairment.
Dr. Bennett Machanic answered
52 years experience Neurology
Depends on cause: Symptoms include loss of visual acuity, blurring, visual distortion, changes in color intensity, and abnormal reactions on clinical testing. The opti ... Read More
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Dr. Sam Gandy answered
39 years experience Neurology
Arrest inflammation: It is not possible to cure optic atrophy. When due to multiple sclerosis, there are a variety of anti-inflammatory steroids and peptides that are use ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jack Sipperley answered
50 years experience Ophthalmology
Not necessarily: Optic atrophy can occur from several etiologies that do not reduce the central vision to 20/200 or worse or severely constrict the visual field. Those ... Read More
A 47-year-old member asked:
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Dr. Jack Sipperley answered
50 years experience Ophthalmology
No: Optic atrophy is caused by damage to the axons that carry information from the retina to the brain( the lateral genixulate body). Central nervous syst ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sam Gandy answered
39 years experience Neurology
Arrest inflammation: It is not possible to cure optic atrophy. When due to multiple sclerosis, there are a variety of anti-inflammatory steroids and peptides that are use ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jack Sipperley answered
50 years experience Ophthalmology
It depends: If there is a total avulsion of the optic nerve then the vision is nlp(no light perception) and the atrophy will occur within a few weeks. If the avul ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
i deal with severe stress and panic. im unmedicated for it. could this cause my optic nerve atrophy?
Dr. Ronald Ward answered
Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Panic: No. Try taking Zoloft
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