For people living with blinding diseases like age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa, the damage usually starts in one specific place: the photoreceptors, the light-detecting cells lining the retina. Once these cells degenerate, the rest of the visual system, the... Continue Reading →
An extreme case of "fussy" or "picky" eating caused a young patient's blindness, according to a new case report published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The University of Bristol researchers who examined the case recommend clinicians consider nutritional optic neuropathy in... Continue Reading →