Is optic nerve atrophy a fundus disease?

Strictly speaking, optic neuropathy is not a fundus disease, because sometimes there is a certain abnormality of the optic nerve in the fundus, but the vision is not abnormal, but it is only a manifestation of the whole body. For example, in some patients, due to the increase in intracranial pressure caused by trauma, intracranial vascular lesions cause increased intracranial pressure, which can be manifested as optic nerve edema in the fundus, which is a fundus lesion, and only the doctor of the fundus department can see the lesion, but the vision has not changed, so it is only a reaction to the intracranial lesion, not the fundus disease. However, some lesions are both fundus and generalized.

For example, demyelinating lesions can involve changes in the optic nerve and spinal cord, not only with a sharp loss of vision, but also as neurological lesions, such as sensory and motor, etc., and the patient may need a comprehensive program.

If optic neuropathy occurs, it is not only the fundus department that can solve it, but also the multidisciplinary comprehensive diagnosis and treatment that can reasonably diagnose and treat the lesion. Therefore, the patient must have a clear understanding of the disease, not if he has eye disease, he must be diagnosed and treated in the fundus department or in a specialized hospital, it is likely to involve a lesion with systemic problems, and the fundus doctor will give good advice.

Optic nerve atrophy refers to any disease that causes retinal ganglion cells and their axonal lesions, resulting in a kind of formative change in the optic nerve that all the optic nerve is thinner. If you have optic nerve atrophy, you should be timely, and TCM syndrome differentiation is better, and TCM can improve the functions of fundus circulation, blood circulation and blood stasis, cool blood and stop bleeding, anti-inflammatory and detoxification, and soften blood vessels, repair damaged blood vessel walls, and improve retinal vascular patency. I'm in Fengtai Guokang Zhou.

Ophthalmology. Optic nerve atrophy refers to a variety of diseases that cause degeneration of optic nerve fibers and lead to visual dysfunction, which is a common disease, and the main cause is the lesion of the optic nerve itself and its surrounding related tissue structures, intracranial lesions, traumatic lesions, metabolic diseases, nutritional factors, genetic factors, etc., and the clinical manifestations are decreased vision, acquired color vision disorder (red-green color blindness is more common), which can lead to permanent visual impairment and even blindness. The prognosis of the disease is poor, and it can delay the progression of the disease.

Primary optic nerve atrophy should be actively sought first, as there is usually no effective method for its primary disease, secondary optic nerve atrophy, and ascending optic nerve atrophy. Optic nerve atrophy requires a prolonged intermittent** to help delay progression.

There is no special diet for this disease, and it is nutritious and balanced.

Patients with optic nerve atrophy should take care of the disease in their daily life, which can not only avoid the exacerbation of the disease, but also help delay the progression of the disease. Attention should be paid to monitoring the loss of vision and treating it in a timely manner, especially the rational use of drugs and close monitoring of adverse reactions.

Develop good hygiene habits, pay attention to eye hygiene, do not scratch when your eyes are uncomfortable, maintain a happy mood, and live a regular life.

Avoid contact with poisons that are harmful to the eyes, and if it is caused by a drug poisoning, adjust the dosage of the drug or change the dressing according to the doctor's advice.

Avoid overuse of eyes, excessive use of eyes, such as long-term Internet access and watching TV, can aggravate the symptoms of optic nerve atrophy, so it is necessary to pay attention to eye rest, work and rest.

Optic nerve atrophy is a serious disease, so it is important to understand what causes optic nerve atrophy. In clinical conclusion, it is concluded that the common causes of optic nerve atrophy include intracranial hypertension, various types of retinopathy, optic neuropathy, tumors around the ophthalmic nerve, metabolic diseases, etc. Optic nerve atrophy refers to the degeneration and death of optic nerve cells, and once the optic nerve cells have this pathological change, they cannot regenerate, so if it is not timely, it may cause irreversible problems such as vision damage and blindness.

So, under what circumstances can optic nerve atrophy occur? It is concluded that the main causes of optic nerve atrophy are as follows: (1) Intracranial hypertension

Optic nerve atrophy is a complication caused by intracranial pressure, if intracranial high pressure occurs, it will lead to edema and fluid accumulation in leptomeninges, middle meninges and other tissues, and at the same time it will compress the optic nerve, which can cause optic nerve atrophy for a long time, so it is found that many patients with high intracranial pressure are accompanied by optic nerve atrophy. (2) Retinopathy. Retinopathy is an important factor causing optic nerve atrophy, and there are many types of retinopathy, such as choroidal inflammation, which will lead to blockage of retinal arteries or veins, and will cause optic nerve atrophy after a few months.

Other retinopathies that can cause optic nerve atrophy include anterior optic segment ischemia and retinitis pigmentosa. (3) Optic neuropathy. If the optic nerve undergoes pathological changes such as ischemia, inflammation, and hemorrhage, atrophy of varying degrees will occur.

Secondly, optic nerve contusions, avulsions, and atrophic lesions will also occur. (4) Tumors. If glial cell tumors occur in the tissues around the optic nerve, it is easy to cause optic nerve atrophy, and it is also a neoplastic disease that can cause optic nerve atrophy that can occur in both adults and children.

5) Metabolic diseases. Common metabolic diseases that cause optic nerve atrophy include diabetes and hypertension, especially in some patients, whose condition is not well controlled, which is easy to cause small blood vessel sclerosis, resulting in the optic nerve supply blood vessels being affected, thus causing optic nerve atrophy. In addition to the above causes of optic nerve atrophy, pathological changes such as atrophy may occur if nutritional diseases such as abnormal lipid metabolism occur, and optic nerve trauma is not timed**.

It can be seen that there are many causes of optic nerve atrophy around us, so it is necessary to take a comprehensive approach to prevent this disease in daily life.

Optic nerve atrophy is mostly caused by other diseases, and patients will have varying degrees of visual field changes, vision loss, and irreversible vision loss in severe cases. From this, it can be seen that optic nerve atrophy is a relatively serious disease, so what causes optic nerve atrophy? In summary, the following 5 diseases can cause optic nerve atrophy:

1. Infection. Infection with bacteria such as staphylococcus or brucellus can cause inflammation of the optic nerve, but not actively** can cause optic nerve atrophy. Secondly, infection with herpes zoster virus, vaccinia virus, fungi, etc., all cause optic neuritis, and optic nerve atrophy will also occur to varying degrees in the later stage.

2. Periocular tumors. If a glial cell tumor occurs around the eye, it can compress the optic nerve, and if the compression is not relieved in time, the optic nerve can also cause atrophy.

3. Metabolic diseases. The common metabolic diseases that cause optic nerve atrophy in clinical practice are diabetes mellitus and hypertension, especially if patients do not control their blood sugar or blood pressure levels, which will lead to sclerosis of small blood vessels, affect the blood supply function of optic nerve tissue, and cause different degrees of optic nerve atrophy.

4. Traumatic diseases. The number of patients with optic nerve atrophy caused by trauma is also very large, for example, accidentally bumping into the eye will compress and damage the optic nerve, which may cause optic nerve atrophy over time.

5. Optic neuropathy. The optic nerve itself suffers from a disease, and pathological changes such as atrophy can also occur. For example, optic nerve ischemia, hemorrhage, inflammation, etc., will cause varying degrees of optic nerve atrophy.

Optic nerve atrophy can be caused by a variety of causes, usually due to retrobulbar optic neuritis, but it can also be due to trauma, glaucoma, high blood pressure, drug toxicity, or congenital genetic inheritance.

Optic nerve atrophy symptoms:

Symptom 1: Blurred vision.

The first symptom of optic nerve atrophy is blurred vision, which is not clear at first, slowly becomes more and more blurry, and finally the sense of light is stored, and optic nerve atrophy will lead to severe vision loss in a short period of time.

Symptom 2: Visual field defect.

The typical symptom of optic nerve atrophy is a visual field defect, a scotoma in the center of the vision, or a narrowing of the visual field due to the lack of visibility around the visual field. Visual field refers to the area where the corner of the eye is perceived when the eye looks straight forward, it is as important to us as eyesight, if the field of vision is small, you can't see the car coming towards you when crossing the street, and it is easy to have an accident.

If there are any of the above symptoms, the patient should see a doctor as soon as possible, and the doctor will confirm whether there is optic nerve atrophy according to the fundus morphology and visual function (visual acuity, visual field), and then perform X-ray cranial radiograph, CT scan and other examinations, as well as neurological consultation, to look for possible atrophy**.

Optic nerve atrophy and eye atrophy are not the same thing. In terms of the location of the lesion, the lesion location of optic nerve atrophy is mainly in the optic nerve. Whereas, atrophy of the globe refers to the atrophy of the entire structure of the eyeball, and the lesion is located in the eyeball.

From the point of view, there are many factors of optic nerve atrophy, including congenital genetic factors, brain tumors, glaucoma, retinal inflammatory lesions and other eye diseases can cause optic nerve atrophy. The main hair element of eye atrophy is congenital developmental abnormalities, or trauma and toxic factors.

From the point of view, the onset of optic nerve atrophy can effectively delay and eliminate, while the obvious atrophy of the eyeball is mainly based on the installation of a prosthetic eye.

Optic nerve atrophy is a blinding eye disease caused by damage to optic ganglion cells caused by a variety of diseases, and it is a very serious eye disease. There are many causes of optic nerve atrophy, including vascular diseases, such as retinal veins, arterial blockages, and optic nerve atrophy can occur in the later stage. There is also inflammation in the eye, such as endophthalmitis, retinal vasculitis, etc., optic nerve atrophy can also occur, and optic nerve atrophy can also occur in the later stage of glaucoma.

Some metabolic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus and retinopathy, can also cause optic nerve atrophy. Optic nerve atrophy can also be caused by toxic disease, as can head injury and intracranial mass. Therefore, optic nerve atrophy must be paid attention to, and after the cause is clarified, the symptoms should be treated.