Are their any conditions associated with optic nerve hypoplasia?
If one eye is affected more than the other, eye patching can help improve vision. Patching the child’s better eye can encourage the other eye to develop improved vision. Sometimes children with optic nerve hypoplasia need spectacles. This can improve the child’s vision. Occasionally conditions where certain hormones are lacking can be associated with optic nerve hypoplasia. These conditions must be recognised and treated by a specialist children’s doctor (paediatric endocrinologist). Even if a child has very poor vision many useful and practical things can be done to improve the ability of the child to get around, play with other children and learn.
