I went to an eye doctor today and she told me that my optic nerve was bigger than average?

Question

She is sending me to an eye specialist just to make sure its nothing to worry about. I'm just curious as to know if any of you have heard of 'a big optic nerve' and if you guys knw wht it does/is etc.

Answer 1

Well, your optic nerve transmits all the visual information from your eye to your brain, so it is very important.  Bigger than average could be just that, like some people have a bigger nose than average.  Hopefully this is just normal for you.

There are a few diseases related to the optic nerve, including glaucoma, but I don't know too much about them.  I'm sure if you google "optic nerve diseases," you can find some more information.

Sorry I can't tell you more.  I really hope that everything turns out well.