Optic Nerve Drusen

[lizzy1985]

My eye doctor just told me that  I have Optic Nerve Drusen. Are you born with this or its it develope over time?
Lizzy

[erenarm]

I am 20 years old unfortunately ı have OND actually ı dont know macular or nerve optic drusen.my doctor said that there was a swollen in my left eye.ı really confused about it and upset because of that ı am worried.ın addition is it lead to blindness?ı am afraid of it please give strong idea or advice thank u

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Will the new diagnosis of OND stop my chances of being able to get laser done?


No it won't.

[TARAJADE1]

Vision corrected *

[TARAJADE1]

What about my chances of getting laser eye surgery? Will it still be possible to have my visit correctly? Thank you so much for the fast reply

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

No it won't. Use the search feature and archives and read about OND.  Most people does not cause any visual problems at all. I only have one OND patient among hundreds where it affected their peripheral vision.

JCH MD

[TARAJADE1]

Hi John I am a 21 year old female I found out I have optic nerve drusen a few weeks and it really upset me. I have been wearing contact lenses since I was 14 and my eyes are constantly blurry and irritated and my left eye vision appears darker than the right. For years I have been desperate for laser eye surgery as I thought it would be the cure for my eye irritations. Will the new diagnosis of OND stop my chances of being able to get laser done?