How to tell when the optic nerve is recovering

Optic neuropathy is the result of optic nerve injury or optic neuritis edema, which is the result of improper or delayed treatment of demyelinating peripheral nerve disease. It mainly damages the plant nerves other than the brainstem or central nerves, and can lead to vision loss, abnormal color vision, and even blindness. In general, complete optic nerve damage cannot be recovered, while indirect optic nerve damage may be recovered. You can determine whether the optic nerve is recovering from both symptoms and test results, and the degree of recovery. 1. Judgment of optic nerve recovery 1. Judgment according to clinical performance If the patient’s vision is gradually improving after treatment, and the color discrimination is changing from indistinguishable to distinguishable, it means that the optic nerve is recovering. 2. Judgment according to the auxiliary examination Generally, by checking the visual field and visual electrophysiology, we can assess whether the optic nerve function is recovered, and CT and MRI examination can determine whether there are other lesions that affect the recovery of the optic nerve. 2. Methods to promote optic nerve recovery 1. Diet therapy: eat more vitamin-rich foods, such as liver, milk, vegetables, fruits, eels, etc., and eat more chromium-containing foods such as brown rice, corn, millet, etc.; 2. Drug therapy: mainly includes glucocorticoids, dehydrating agents, improving microcirculation and vasodilators, neurotrophic agents, etc., and can also be combined with nerve growth factor and other drugs on this basis; 3, Other methods: such as ensuring eye hygiene, avoiding eye fatigue, and preventing the occurrence of fall injuries, car accident trauma and re-injury to the optic nerve such as fall and blow injuries from riding electric bicycles.