Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant on Aaron James, a military veteran who suffered a severe electrical accident. Despite successful attachment and blood flow, ...

US military veteran Aaron James has received the world's first eye transplant after suffering a devastating accident back in 2021.

She had no symptoms, and it was only when an optician noticed some inflammation that there was any warning she had a brain ...

The condition appears to be triggered when the optic nerve swells, choking off its blood supply because the nerve's pathway ...

In 2013, the global prevalence of glaucoma was estimated at 64 million people, which rose to 80 million by 2020. Treatments ...

An 8-year-old Malaysian boy lost his vision suddenly during class due to severe Vitamin A deficiency from poor eating habits. He was diagnosed with optic neuropathy and rushed to the hospital.

The tingling, numbness, and pain of peripheral neuropathy generally stem from nerve damage in your hands and feet. The nerve damage—and the symptoms—generally start in your longest nerves, which is ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that ... or do not want to have, brain surgery. People who are considering VNS therapy will usually be given information about VNS from ...

Eventually, you'll need surgery to remove and replace the lens ... it is known as Adie's syndrome: Optic neuritis is optic nerve inflammation and typically only affects one eye. The exact cause of ...