Patient's question:
My friend's father has been feeling uncomfortable with his eyes recently. When he looks at things, they appear blurry. He went to the hospital for a thorough examination and was diagnosed with glaucoma. I want to understand how long it takes for glaucoma to affect the optic nerve?Doctor's answer:
Optic atrophy ultimately manifests as the degeneration and loss of optic nerve fibers, leading to a recurrence of conduction dysfunction in the visual system. Overall, optic atrophy is a serious eye disease that can cause vision loss and blindness, and the duration of deafness depends on your specific condition. First, for conditions like optic atrophy, effective prevention can only be achieved after identifying the cause. There are generally a few reasons: one is glaucoma, another is ischemic optic neuropathy, and the third is intracranial mass. Currently, it is difficult to say whether medication alone can suppress it.