In developed countries, this typically includes adult men who are shorter than 163 centimetres (5 ft 4 in) tall and adult women who are shorter than 150 centimetres (4 ft 11 in) tall.hus thousands of men under this height were denied the ability to fight in the war. As a result of pressure to allow them entry, special  Bantam Battalions  were created composed of men who were 5 feet 0 inches (152 cm) to 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm).
Ischemic optic neuropathy is a swollen optic nerve caused by damage to one of the arteries leading to the eye. In younger individuals, this condition typically starts with a painless loss of vision in one eye caused by a blocked artery.
No one knows what causes optic nerve hypoplasia or septo-optic dysplasia. Some people who have it have mothers who were very young when they were born. More children are born with septo-optic dysplasia in areas where food is grown. Maybe the poison used to kill bugs on farms also makes the optic nerve stop growing.