Question 1

can the optic nerve broken inside the eye be repaired?

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No: a "broken" optic nerve will not  regenerate and cannot be repaired.  However, inflammation of the optic nerve which causes visual decline will often improve with treatment or on its own.

Question 2

my sister optic nerve eye was damaged by trauma from a car accident , she lost her left eye vision , can the nerve repair it self with time ?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Opthalmology is the expert opinion.

Question 3

what is the optic nerve?

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The vision conduit: The optic nerve (cranial nerve ii) is a large nerve or conduit that transmits electrical signals generated when light particles (photons) hit the retina inside the eye to the occipital lobe of the brain which then converts these signals into the sense of vision.  It is like an electrical wire from the eye to brain.  If this nerve is damaged by trauma or disease, vision will be affected or lost.

Question 4

explain the optic nerve?

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Cranial nerve II: The optic nerve transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.  It represents the only peripheral manifestation of the central nervous system.

Question 5

function of the optic nerve?

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Optic nerve: The optic nerve carries the signal from the retina to the brain.

Question 6

what's an elevated optic nerve?

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Nerve swelling: Elevated optic nerve means one which which protrudes from the optic disc in back of the eye. This may developmental, or related to eye shape, or to swelling of optic nerve. Ask your ophthalmologist to explain these possibilities to you--it's part of his/her responsibility--i.e., education, instead of  baffling you with medicalese.

Question 7

what could block the optic nerve ?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: The optic nerve can be affected by trauma, infection, vascular occlusion, tumors in the optic canal or on the pituitary, or inflammatory processes like multiple sclerosis.  If there is a sudden change in the vision, which is a hallmark of optic nerve dysfunction, see your ophthalmologist right away.

Question 8

are there people with no optic nerve?

Accepted Answer

Birth defect: A few are born with significant maldevelopment (mostly loss) of an eye with loss also of the optic nerve.  There are many with varying degrees of optic nerve dysfunction but they of course still have a nerve.  An eye with no optic nerve would be totally blind.

Question 9

what exactly  is a tilted optic nerve?

Accepted Answer

Can be normal: Tilted optic nerves are a normal part of eye anatomy. It can be benign.

Question 10

what color depicts a healthy optic nerve?

Accepted Answer

Pink: A healthy optic nerve is pink.

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