Optic nerve atrophy in glaucoma

The optic nerve is a unique formation, the structure and functionality of which differ from all other nerves in the body. In fact, these are intertwined nerve fibers. In the center of this interlacing is the arterial canal of the retina. Through it, the image is transmitted to the brain in the form of electronic pulses, which becomes impossible when these fibers are destroyed. More than twenty percent of cases of total blindness and visual impairment occur due to atrophy. Atrophy is the depletion of organs and tissues in the body or their reduction that occurs during life. Optic nerve atrophy occurs when its constituent fibers begin to die, and connective tissue forms in their place.