The hypothesis that it disrupts the function of retinal ganglion cell axons by increasing mechanical forces on the lamina cribrosa of the optic nerve head has received considerable experimental ...

indicating a transverse section of myelinated nerve fibers. (D) Electron microscopy of a myelinated axon in a mouse optic nerve at higher magnification. The axon is surrounded by multilamellar ...

The sclera runs from the cornea at the front of the eye to the back, where the optic nerve is. It surrounds but does not cover the iris, which is the colored part of the eye. The word "sclera ...

A recent research focus is computation of the morphology and morphometry of the optic nerve head, in collaboration with colleagues in the Department of Ophthalmology led by Dr. Christopher Girkin. A ...