Coloboma of optic nerve: A hole in the eye structure called the optic nerve which is responsible for sending visual information from the eye to the brain. Severity of symptoms is determined by the size of the defect. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Coloboma of optic nerve is available below.
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Coloboma of optic nerve is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Coloboma of optic nerve, or a subtype of Coloboma of optic nerve,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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