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