The first noticeable signs of the syndrome usually do not appear until after the first twelve months of the child’s life. The child usually has severe balance issues as he or she learns to sit or walk, often leaning or tilting the head toward the good eye to correct the brain’s skewed perception of the world. Often the child will fall in the same direction while walking or run into objects that are placed on his or her blind side. Additionally, family members may notice a white reflex in the pupil of an affected child instead of the normal red reflex when taking photographs. The presence of this phenomenon is dependent on the degree of the<unk> , with larger<unk> s more likely to manifest this particular phenomenon. This anomaly must be confirmed through pupillary dilation and examination of the optic disc, as the symptoms alone do not constitute a diagnosis. People with optic nerve<unk> s live relatively normal lives. Although non-prescription glasses should be worn for eye protection, this syndrome does not usually prevent the individual from living a normal life, driving cars, playing sports, reading, etc. Certain activities, however, may be more difficult for patients with optic nerve<unk> s due to a compromised view of the world. Like most other eye conditions, a diagnosis of optic nerve<unk>  precludes a person from certain occupations. Comparison with morning glory disc anomaly Although both optic nerve<unk> s and morning glory disc anomaly (MGDA) involve mutations of the PAX6 gene, these two separate diseases represent two distinct causes. An optic nerve<unk>  is easily differentiated from morning glory anomaly.<unk> s affect only the inferior aspect of the nerve as it represents an incomplete closure of the embryonic fissure, whereas MGDA encompasses all aspects of the nerve and represents more generally a dysgenesis of the mesoderm.
Coloboma of optic nerve
Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Ischemic optic neuropathy
Autoimmune optic neuropathy
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Optic nerve tumor
Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy