Optic Eye Nerve Damage?

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ALL POSSIBLE CAUSES AND EXPLANATIONS

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

There are three main conditions affecting the optic nerve: Optic Neuritis, Optic Neuropathy, and Papilledema.

Optic Neuritis is an acute swelling of the optic nerve behind the eyeball. While causes of ON include infection (syphilis, mumps, measles), inflammatory diseases (sarcoidosis, lupus), and ischemic vascular disease (diabetes), the most common cause is Multiple Sclerosis (MS). There are several other, less frequent, causes of Optic Neuritis, such as acute transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Devic’s neuromyelitis optica, Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, multifocal demyelinating neuropathy, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Other non-demyelinating diseases like syphilis, toxoplasmosis, histoplasmosis, tuberculosis, hepatitis, rubella, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Lyme borreliosis, familial Mediterranean fever, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes zoster ophthalmicus, paranasal sinus disorder, sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Bechet’s disease, and diabetes may also cause optic neuropathy, so MRIs will be needed to help determine if there are existing and active lesions in the white matter of the brain, which would rule out any of the non-demyelinating diseases mentioned above.

Optic neuropathy is damage of the optic nerve due to a blockage of its blood supply, to nutritional deficiencies, or to toxins. Blockage of the blood supply to the part of the optic nerve within the eye can lead to death or dysfunction of optic nerve cells and is called ischemic optic neuropathy. Two types can occur: nonarteritic and arteritic. Nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy usually occurs in people older than 50. Risk factors include high blood pressure, diabetes, and atherosclerosis. Rarely, it occurs in younger people with severe migraines. Arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy usually occurs in people older than 70. The blood supply to the optic nerve is blocked due to inflammation of the arteries (arteritis), most notably the temporal artery, which causes temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis)

Finally, Papilledema is a condition in which increased pressure in or around the brain causes the optic nerve to swell where it enters the eye. The condition is usually caused by a brain tumor or abscess, head injury, bleeding in the brain, infection of the brain or its tissue coverings (meninges), or pseudotumor cerebri (which is not a tumor and is also called benign intracranial hypertension, or severe high blood pressure). Severe lung disease can also increase pressure in the brain, leading to papilledema. These conditions typically result in papilledema in both eyes.

In all cases, consult a neurologist, who can help determine the cause of the optic nerve condition.

HTH

Answer 4

well, when the optic nerve is damaged by an IOP too high for that eye, that's glaucoma! in 25% of cases the IOP is within the normal range but, still, there's glaucoma! that's the so called "glaucoma sine tensione" (normal tension glaucoma)...you can find many more answers in a book for ophthalmologist!

Answer 5

Ask your doctor about an exercise routine. Regular exercise, such as walking three times a week, may reduce neuropathy pain, improve your muscle strength and help control blood sugar levels. Gentle routines such as yoga and tai chi might also help.

Answer 6

The raising of pressure in your eye causes nerve damage. (Glaucoma) visit this link for more info. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma/glaucoma_facts.asp