Patient's question:
My uncle is getting older now, and his vision is becoming increasingly blurry. In the past few days, he got reading glasses, but they haven't been very effective. During the check-up, they found that he has optic nerve atrophy. Now, I wonder if there are any Chinese herbal medicines that can nourish the optic nerve. What treatments are commonly used in clinical practice now?Doctor's answer:
Surgical treatment for optic atrophyOptic atrophy is a serious eye disease where vision is impaired or lost due to degeneration and impaired conduction function of optic nerve fibers under various causes. The etiology is very complex, and the treatment is very difficult.