Sentences with phrase «nerve hypoplasia»

«There has always been this question of whether optic nerve hypoplasia occurred during development or if the visual system degenerated after the normal course of development.

Optic nerve hypoplasia with the double - ring sign, increased cup - disc ratio, attenuated blood vessels, gross pigment mottling, and chorioretinal scar in the macular region.

«Although clinicians have known about optic nerve hypoplasia for some time, the nature of the pathology was not clearly understood,» said Konark Mukherjee, an assistant professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute.

The Poodle Club of America Foundation, Inc. is supporting research aimed at identifying the molecular causes of Optic Nerve Hypoplasia & Micropapilla and Inherited Cataracts in miniature and toy poodles.

Hundreds of parents have flown to China and paid $ 20,000 to $ 30,000 for stem cell treatments for visually impaired infants born with optic nerve hypoplasia.

My daughter was born blind, with Septo optic dysplasia (aka optic nerve hypoplasia), cortical migration disorder, hypotonia (low muscle tone), and developmentally delayed.

According to Mark Borchert, head of the vision center at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, up to half of all children under the age of 5 with optic nerve hypoplasia will improve without any treatment.

The spot is called the optic disc, and the size of it indicates health or disease — either optic nerve hypoplasia or atrophy.

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) have revealed the pathology of cells and structures stricken by optic nerve hypoplasia, a leading cause of childhood blindness in developed nations.

While the researchers caution that mice and humans are different, the mouse model indicates that optic nerve hypoplasia is related to the CASK molecule.

Optic nerve hypoplasia is closely related to optic nerve atrophy, in which the optic nerve develops normally initially, but later degenerates as its cells die off.

Sander has Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, an inherited defect that will not progress further to blindness but leaves him somewhat sight impaired (a lot of us humans wear glasses right?).

Optic nerve hypoplasia: a condition where the optic nerve going from the eye to the brain is too small.

January 8, 2014 - Poodle Research Samples needed for Inherited Cataracts and Optic Nerve Hypoplasia or Micropapilla

They are generally rather healthy, but they too can develop certain medical conditions such as hip dysplasia (with a score of fair or better), elbow dysplasia, hypothyroidism, and von Willebrand's disease, Addison's Disease, Gastric Dilatation - Volvulus, Cushings Disease (Hyperadrenocorticism), Epilepsy, Hypothyroidism, Legg - Perthes Disease, Patellar Luxation, Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, Sebaceous Adenitis (SA) and Von Willebrand's Disease.

More complete information on the studies as well as research sample submission forms may be found at Optic Nerve Hypoplasia & Micropapilla and Inherited Cataracts.