Hi, My nephew is three and half years old. About a month ago he lost his vision on both eyes. After all the different exams, his doctor found out that there was a tumor in his brain which oppressed his optic nerves and suspected that he could have had the tumor since he was born and it was growing along with him. He has had his tumor removed three weeks ago and his vision has not come back. The doctor said that he had optic nerve atrophy. Since he is so young, is there any other possibility which could have caused him to lose eye sight or is there any treatment out there for him? We are desperately searching for miracles! Your response would be greatly appreciated! Lilly
I am really sorry to inform you but when a tumor compresses on optic nerve especially for years the atrophy will result in permanent vision loss. There are no treatments at the moment for this condition.