A scotoma is a blind spot in your vision, which is an area you cannot see. Blind spots may be small or large and can be temporary or permanent. A scotoma can also move around to different places ...

The optic nerve is made of ganglionic cells or nerve cells. It consists of over one million nerve fibers. Our blind spot is caused by the absence of specialized photosensitive (light-sensitive ...

Seven patients experienced NAION-like symptoms; one had papillitis, an inflammation of the optic nerve head; and one developed paracentral acute middle maculopathy, which can cause a blind spot in ...

Papilledema is swelling of your optic nerve, which connects the eye and brain ... your vision can become completely blurred. Some people go blind in one or both eyes. Your doctor may want you ...

and one had inflammation of the optic nerve head. Another had a blind spot in their vision, and some had atypical symptoms of the conditions. The optic nerve is an essential part of a person’s ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.