Pertains to the Optic nerve which connects from eye where we "see" and brain where we "visualise and comprehend".
The "sight" nerve may get involved in variety of conditions - genetic/heritable
- Birth related- infections, nutrition, malformation
- Auto immune conditions
- Acquired infections
- Other retinal conditions
- Other neurological and medical conditions
- Eye trauma (a special entity - glaucoma, warrants a separate section, covered elsewhere).
Management modalities include Imaging with CT, MRI plus ancillary scans, Pulse steroid therapy Expectant observation and Optic nerve decompression.