AN eight-year-old child is now permanently blind after his picky eating habits left him severely malnourished. The schoolboy, from Malaysia, lived on nothing but chicken nuggets, sausages, and ...

The inspirational story of how Hongkonger Lee Chun-fai rebuilt his life after isolation and depression, thanks to dragon ...

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. Poor ...

The publication reported that the child likely suffered from optic atrophy, which, according to the Cleveland Clinic, is a ...

So the optic nerve is your vision nerve. It's the nerve or the cable that connects your eye to your brain. So in glaucoma, we see a very slow and progressive, meaning worsening, atrophy of the ...

The hypothesis that it disrupts the function of retinal ganglion cell axons by increasing mechanical forces on the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve head has received considerable experimental ...

In the present case, the relatively distant location of the nerve fiber layer hemorrhage ... blood pressure should be avoided to prevent optic atrophy and permanent vision loss.

If left untreated or not immediately it can lead to optic nerve atrophy, which cannot be reversed. Seorang kanak kanak darjah dua tiba tiba cakap:'Teacher, why cant I see anything?'Terkejut satu ...

Schilling test: 1000mcg. Hereditary optic nerve atrophy (Leber's disease). Severe megaloblastic anemia (intense treatment may lead to hypokalemia and death). Monitor potassium for first 48 hours ...