Eye damage by the herpes zoster virus, or Herpes Zoster. Symptoms are manifested by rashes on the skin of the forehead and a painful inflammation of all tissues of the anterior and sometimes posterior segments of the eye.
Hereditary neuropathies of the optic nerve are genetic defects that cause loss of vision, sometimes in combination with cardiac or neurological abnormalities. Effective treatment does not exist.
Ischemic opticoneuropathy is an infarction of the optic disc. The only symptom is a painless loss of vision. The diagnosis is established clinically. Treatment is ineffective.