Optic nerve atrophy

Optic atrophy is not a separate disease. It is the final outcome of various lesions of the optic nerve and its myelin sheath or retinal ganglion cells and their axons, resulting in the loss of nerve fibers and glial hyperplasia. A common term in pathology. The ganglion cell axis mutation usually occurs from the retina to the lateral geniculate body. Due to the degeneration and atrophy of nerve fibers, patients often have decreased visual function and reduced visual field.

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