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.
Processes that damage the optic nerve, including elevated intraocular pressure (ie, glaucoma), trauma, stroke, pressure from brain tumors, and hereditary conditions, often cause visual loss for which there is no treatment.he Optic Nerve Research Center of Maryland has been created to test novel neuroprotective drugs, gene therapies, and progenitor cell (ie, stem cell) replacement in animal models, in preparation for testing them in humans.