Introduction An inflammation of the optic nerve, also known as neuritis nervi optici or retrobulbar neuritis among doctors, is an inflammation of the optic nerve, the “optic nerve”, usually caused by autoimmunological processes. Autoimmunological means that the body’s own natural defense mechanisms, which are normally only directed against foreign substances and pathogens, are now, for … Causes of optic nerve inflammation
Symptoms The typical symptoms of “Neuritis Nervi Optici” are visual disturbances and/or visual impairment, visual field failures as well as reduced contrast and color perception and of course eye pain. The first thing that those affected notice is the loss of visual acuity, i.e. increasing poor and blurred vision. This is often accompanied by headaches … Symptoms | Causes of optic nerve inflammation
Braille assigns a special pattern of dots to each letter that can be felt with the sense of touch. This braille is an indispensable means for non-sighted people to get information and to cope with everyday life. Braille, also called Braille, still works today as it did 155 years ago when it was invented by … Who Invented Braille?
In Germany, a person is blind in the sense of the law if, even with glasses or contact lenses, he or she can see less than 2% of what a person with normal vision can see. A person is classified as “visually impaired” if, with glasses or contact lenses, he or she has less than … Blindness Here and in the World
