There’s no treatment or cure. Superior segmental optic nerve hypoplasia (SSOH), or topless disc syndrome, is a congenital eye condition where a part of the optic nerve is underdeveloped.

One condition that can result from developmental errors is optic nerve hypoplasia. Optic nerve hypoplasia is a condition in which the optic nerve is underdeveloped. This often results in a small ...

The following is a summary of “Hospitalizations in Children With Optic Nerve Hypoplasia and Septo-Optic-Pituitary Dysplasia,” published in the May 2025 issue of Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health ...

Many conditions involve hypoplasia. A person with one of these conditions may experience difficulty with using a certain part of their body. For example, optic nerve hypoplasia can lead to ...

As the number of children born with a vision-impairing condition known as optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) increases, scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are investigating ...

Mom Hayley Steinbach told Newsweek: "Elsie is incredible and amazes us every single day, she is the happiest little girl you could meet." ...

Optic nerve hypoplasia accounts for about 15 percent to 25 percent of infants with serious vision loss, according to the NIH, and although precise numbers are unavailable, the incidence of the ...

Researchers at VTC's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are investigating potential preventative and treatment methods for optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), a disorder that causes vision impairment ...

Blacksburg: Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are looking at potential preventative and therapeutic measures for the disease, optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), which ...

Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (ONH) is a complex congenital condition associated with moderate to severe vision loss. The optic disc is abnormally underdeveloped in this disorder with a peripapillary ...