Question 1

please let me know if there is any treatment on optic atrophy?

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Not really: Optic atrophy is a condition in which the main nerve from the eye to the brain, loses its ability to transmit visual information to the brain.  When the ophthalmologist looks at the nerve it will look pale white.  When a nerve gets to the state, there is no treatment known as the nerve is essentially functionless.

Question 2

syndrome of optic atrophy?

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Optic nerve damage: Optic atrophy refers to changes in the appearance of the optic nerve. The optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eye) appears pale or whitish vs. The normal pink color. The presence of optic atrophy means there is damage to the optic nerve. This can occur with many different diseases (except glaucoma).  The degree of visual loss depends on the severity of the optic nerve damage.

Question 3

what caused my optic atrophy?

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Birth defect. MS: Optic atrophy occurs whenever the nerve or blood supply to the main optic nerve is disrupted.  This can be present at birth, is associated with some inherited diseases and can occurs in adults after trauma, blood vessel dysfunction, multiple sclerosis and occasionally with no identifiable cause. See your neuro-ophthalmolgist to sort this out.

Question 4

how is optic atrophy type 1 inherited?

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Autosomal dominant: Optic atrophy type 1 (opa1, or kjer type optic atrophy)  causes a slow loss of vision in both eyes beginning in early childhood  which varies but is usually moderate, so that it seldom causes total blindness.  It is inherited in an autosomal dominant way, so usually either one or the other parent of the affected person also has the condition, though spontaneous mutation may also occur and cause it.

Question 5

what are the common symptoms of optic atrophy?

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Blindness: The optic nerve is what lets you see. The more it atrophies, the more vision you lose.

Question 6

what are the symptoms of optic atrophy in glaucoma?

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Decreased vision: Atrophy of the optic nerve implies that there is loss of tissue (ganglion cell axons) and correspondingly loss of function. Technically it's a neuropathy and the causes are any disease that affects the ganglion cell axons from the eye to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the brain. In glaucoma it's believed to the result of too high or unstable  IOP which  damages axons causing vision loss.

Question 7

why isn't congenital optic atrophy optical nerve not developed?

Accepted Answer

Most idiopathic: Most cases do not have a cause.  Some cases are associated with CNS (brain problems such as genetic or idiopathic causes), some are genetic such as leber's disease and rarely can be due to maternal diabetes and drug use.

Question 8

does lasik help people with optic atrophy?

Accepted Answer

No: Lasik is done on the front part of the eye called the cornea, optic atrophy is a problem with the optic nerve.  These are two completely separate areas in the eye.  It would be like trying to fix a twisted ankle by putting a cast on your arm.

Question 9

how can you prevent optic atrophy if you have ms?

Accepted Answer

See below: Disease modifying therapies lessen the frequency and extent of immune cell attacks in the central nervous system.  However, optic atrophy can occur after a bout of optic neuritis, or even in the partner (uneffected) eye over time.   Be sure to have your vision monitored routinely, including visual fields and also oct testing of the optic nerve.

Question 10

how long to develop optic atrophy after avulsion of optic nerve?

Accepted Answer

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 avulsion is partial them the atrophy may be restricted to the fibers that were severed.

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