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OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA, SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA, MACULAR DEGENERATION and OPTIC CHEMICAL BURNS by David Granovsky Posted Wed 09 Feb 2011 12:00am Until she was 15, Morse had 20/4,000 vision in one eye and only light perception in the other due to optic nerve hypoplasia, or an underdevelopment of the nerve... injections of cord blood stem cells each week for six weeks. After her third treatment, she realized she could read and knew the treatments were working… More info on OPTIC NERVE Read on »

Miller School researchers identify gene responsible for regulating optic nerve regeneration by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:01pm October 9, 2009 Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have identified a family of genes that may control the ability of the optic nerve... lead to treatment advances for diseases such as glaucoma and optic nerve stroke (also called anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or AION), as well as spinal cord injury and other Read on »

Miller School researchers identify gene responsible for regulating optic nerve regeneration by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:20pm October 9, 2009 Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have identified a family of genes that may control the ability of the optic nerve... lead to treatment advances for diseases such as glaucoma and optic nerve stroke (also called anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or AION), as well as spinal cord injury and other Read on »

“OPTIC NERVE TREATMENT ABANDONED” or “HOW TO REGRET FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE” by David Granovsky Posted Mon 11 Jan 2010 12:00am “OPTIC NERVE TREATMENT ABANDONED” or “HOW TO REGRET FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE” It saddens me to see people who are on the brink of improvement for their child... the parents will regret their choice for years to come. (my comments in red) -dg Imogen James has a condition known as Optic Nerve Hypoplasia Read on »

Vagus Nerve and Neurogenic Inflammation: Their Role in GERD by Dr. Kurt Barrett Doctor of Osteopathy

Posted Sun 19 Feb 2012 12:36am The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous system) is part of the peripheral nervous system that acts as a control system functioning largely below the level of consciousness while it controls visceral (the “inner parts” of the body) functions. The ANS affects heart rate, digestion, respiration rate, salivation, perspiration, diam ... Read on »

Cranial Nerve Examination by Dr. Chan C. Posted Tue 09 Jun 2009 10:46pm A pretty useful examination. Read on »

Cranial Nerve Assessment by Kathy Q. Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:31pm Do you know your cranial nerves and how to assess them? Do you remember that silly rhyme to help you remember them? Don't worry it doesn't have to drive you crazy trying to remember, I have a couple right here to jog your memory. photo by Aron Balough stockxchng.com Read on »

Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Osteoarthritis, and Inflammation. Is Inflammation the missing link ? by Dr. Eben Davis Doctor of Chiropracty

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:35pm San Francisco Chiropractor convinced: Inflammation is the fuel that flames the fire when it comes to Disk Degeneration. There are mounds of evidence indicating chronic inflammation of the spinal joints and disks is a major contributor to the progression of Degenerative Disk Disease and Osteoarthritis of the spine and joints. Chronic inflammation can Read on »

Treatment Of Inflammation And Chronic Systemic Inflammation by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm By Dr Keith Scott Inflammation is one of the body's essential defense mechanisms and plays a vital role in protecting us against microbial attack, external... inflammation may cause damage to healthy tissues. Typically, the longer the inflammatory process lasts, the more damage it does to the tissues involved. In the case of a local Read on »

Optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis by Living well Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Jan 2011 12:00am When I last lost my eye sight, the doctor told me that I had optic neuritis . I never heard of it, but thought it was a word associated to eye sight loss. I researched it and learned that it's an inflammation of the optic nerve, which is a bundle of nerve fibers in your eye that transfers visual information to your brain. Pain and temorary vision loss Read on »