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Optic atrophy
Optic atrophy is an eye condition in which the main nerve that transmits the information the eye receives undergoes damage and shrinkage. Symptoms include dimming of vision and a reduced field of vision.
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What caused my optic atrophy?
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How is optic atrophy type 1 inherited?
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What are the common symptoms of optic atrophy?
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Does trophitin work.if born with optic atrophy?
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What symptoms does Leber's hereditary optic atrophy cause?
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Please let me know if there is any treatment for nystagmus and optic atrophy anywhere in the world?
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Does lasik help people with optic atrophy?
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How can you prevent optic atrophy if you have MS?
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How long to develop optic atrophy after avulsion of optic nerve?
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Is there any treatment available for iih with both eyes optic atrophy?
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Could optic disc atrophy be reversible?
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Is there any cure for optic nerve atrophy?
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Will marijuana help treat optic nerve atrophy?
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Are there effective treatments for optic nerve atrophy?
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Is there a promising treatment for optic nerve atrophy?
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A 30-year old asked:
If you have optic nerve atrophy can it worsen over time?
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Supposing you have optic nerve atrophy can it get worse over time?
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Please let me know if there is any cure for optic nerve atrophy in the us?
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A 38-year old asked:
My child has optic nerve atrophy. are there any possible treatments for this?
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A 46-year old asked:
Are you legaly blind when you have optic nerve atrophy?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can stem cells cure or treat optic nerve atrophy?
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Could stem cells treat optic nerve atrophy where nothing else can?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is there a connection between optic nerve atrophy and pseudotumor cerebri?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, being left eye dominant, my right has shrunk over 35 yrs (phthisis or atrophy). What is the latest treatment?
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A male asked:
Is evisceration eye surgery the best solution to treat an eye that has atrophied? Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. During surgery my optic nerve was damaged, and I lost the vision in my right eye. My eye is beginning to shrink a
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A 34-year old female asked:
Is it possible to regain eyesight for a 28 year girl affected by optical atrophy?
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A 21-year old asked:
What is the optic nerve?
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What is optic neuritis?
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Describe optic neuritis?
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