Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word organizational affiliation. U.S. National Library of Medicine(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Organizational Affiliation. Formal relationships established between otherwise independent organizations. These include affiliation agreements, interlocking boards, common controls, hospital medical school affiliations, etc.
With sufficient damage, sight is lost. Damage to the optic nerve is irreversible because the cable of nerve fibers doesnât have the capacity to regenerate, or heal itself, when damage occurs. This is why glaucoma is an incurable disease at this point, and why early detection is so important.
Dr. Benowitz and his group have, for the first time, established proof-of-concept that a damaged optic nerve can regenerate and attain lost function,â says Nareej Agarwal, PhD, of the National Eye Institute, which supported the study.Sixteen years ago, people said it was impossible to get any regeneration in the optic nerve,â notes Benowitz, also director of the Laboratories for Neuroscience Research in Neurosurgery at Boston Childrenâs Hospital.