Tumors near the optic nerve (optic glioma) can directly damage the nerve, leading to vision loss in one or both eyes. Additionally, tumors in the occipital lobe, the brain region responsible for ...

From the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. † Assistant in neurology, Harvard Medical School; resident in neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital.

There is a close connection between the eye and the brain. The retina and the optic nerve are important components of the ...

The team discovered that the tumor specifically reprograms the neurons for its own benefit. In mice, blocking nerve function inhibited cancer growth and increased the sensitivity of tumor cells to ...

The hypothesis that it disrupts the function of retinal ganglion cell axons by increasing mechanical forces on the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve head has received considerable experimental ...