optic nerve

Are mri good exam to inspect the optic nerve? is it better than ultrasound.

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

Generally b scan ultrasound is better to visualize the optic nerve.

MRI can be helpful. Both is best, Neither is necessary if the optic nerve problem is visible looking into the eye.

JCH MD

[Bruce24]

Isnt MRI better to use behind eye? like seeing the optic nerve from eye to brain

[becky_hgn]

If your optic nerves are hair line connected what is the percentage that they could disconnect themselves from the eye?

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

It depends. you can see the optic nerve behind the eye and the contents of the socket with B scan and its lot less expensive and no radiation exposure.

JCH MD

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

I don't know what you mean by hair line connected. that's not going to happen except in the most rare forms of trauma. ON don't disconeect without major trauma.

JCH MD

[becky_hgn]

What I mean by hair line connected is that my optic nerve is not connected all of the way. I am a person who was shaken as a baby. I have also been told by several people that when I was two months old that I was completely blind. Could that happen again?