Vision loss has long been treated as a one-way street, a devastating endpoint rather than a problem the brain might quietly ...

When the optic nerve is attacked by an inflammatory disorder called optic neuritis, certain brain areas reorganize themselves in response to the faulty visual information transmitted by the nerve, ...

Traumatic injury to the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve in the central nervous system (CNS) are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide. CNS injuries often ...

A key aim of Pieter Roelfsema’s research is to develop a device to restore rudimentary eyesight to people whose optic nerve has died. An applied goal of Pieter Roelfsema’s lab at the Netherlands ...

Glaucoma, often referred to as the “silent thief of sight” is because it damages the eyes slowly without causing any pain or ...

A San Diego team is part of a major undertaking that will bring together more than 40 scientists, doctors, and industry experts hand-picked from around the country to make vision-restoring whole eye ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder that prompts the body's immune system to attack myelin, the protective sheath covering nerve cells in the brain, optic nerve and spinal cord. This can in turn ...

A woman who thought her facial pain was initially due to stress was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. Nicola Shaw, 38, had just returned from a dream trip to Antarctica when she started getting a ...

Morning glory syndrome (MGS) is a birth defect that affects the nerve of the eye and causes poor eyesight. The syndrome is named for the morning glory flower because the characteristics of this defect ...