Patient's question:
My childhood friend has been back in her hometown for seven or eight years. When we were in high school, we met again. She invited me to her home for a visit, and suddenly, a brother appeared out of nowhere. Moreover, I noticed he seemed to have poor eyesight. When I saw her off, I asked her about him. She said her brother had optic atrophy. How did optic atrophy occur?Doctor's answer:
The etiology of optic atrophy is quite complex, and it is impossible to confirm certain unavoidable septic factors. Generally, ischemic optic atrophy is more common, which is caused by the increase or interruption of blood supply to the optic nerve due to one or more different diseases in the body. In cases of cerebral edema and aspiration, it can lead to optic atrophy. The main causes of optic atrophy are as follows: 1. Compression optic atrophy. 2. Ischemic optic atrophy. 3. Inflammatory optic atrophy.