optic nerve atrophy…

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optic nerve, second cranial nerve atrophy, optic nerve atrophy involves tissue death, the nerve that carries the information of vision, eye, brain, many unrelated causes, optic atrophy, most common cause is poor blood flow, ischemic optic neuropathy, most often affects the elderly, optic nerve, damaged by shock, various toxic substances, radiation, trauma, various eye diseases, most commonly glaucoma, cause optic nerve atrophy, the brain, central nervous system, cranial arteritis, soemtimes, temporal arteritis, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, stroke, several rare forms of hereditary optic nerve atrophy that affect children, young adults, optic nerve atrophy causes, dimming of vision, reduction, the field of vision, ability, fine detail, lost, pupil reaction to light, diminish, eventually be completely lost, optic nerve atrophy, readily detected on complete examination, the eyes, seeking the cause, require a complete physical examination, specific tests, once it has occurred, damage from optic nerve atrophy cannot be reversed, underlying disease must be found, prevent further loss, vision lost to optic nerve atrophy cannot be recovered, controlled, further visual loss progressing to blindness prevented, causative disease, patients, optic nerve atrophy, closely monitored, ophthalmologist, experience in neuro-ophthalmology, change in vision, reported urgently, many causes, optic nerve atrophy cannot be prevented, facial injuries, prevented by standard safety precautions, most such injuries, related to motor vehicle accidents, prevented by seat belt use, methanol, most common toxin causing optic nerve atrophy, found in home-brewed alcohol, home-brewed alcohol, forms of alcohol not intended, drinking should never be consumed.