Patients with optic nerve atrophy should visit an ophthalmologist and follow the appropriate treatment as prescribed by the doctor. Optic nerve atrophy refers to the lesion of retinal ganglion cells and their axons, which can be triggered by a variety of diseases such as intracranial pressure elevation, cranial brain inflammation, retinitis choroiditis, optic neuropathy, intraorbital tumor compression, nutritional deficiency, orbital trauma, etc., and belongs to the category of ophthalmology, so patients should go to the ophthalmology department for medical consultation. Patients with optic nerve atrophy may suffer from visual loss, visual field defects, color vision disorders and other eye symptoms, which may lead to blindness in severe cases if not treated timely and effectively, and the disease may cause great impact on patients’ daily life, so they should go to the ophthalmology department in time for appropriate treatment.