Pituitary Adenoma and Your Vision When a disease or lesion affects the optic nerve before it reaches the optic chiasm in the brain, the defect in the vision will show up in only one eye and can ...

These malformations can affect the optic nerve, chiasma, and optic tract ... and outcomes associated with these lesions, particularly in pediatric and adult populations. One significant area ...

and optic nerves. MS involves the immune system damaging myelin — a substance that surrounds and protects nerve fibers. Damaged areas of myelin are referred to as plaques or lesions ...

[2] Without looking for other less obvious "clues" in the retina and choroid, the striking appearance of a bilateral swelling of the optic nerve heads can misdirect investigation toward less ...