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.
Causes A conduction defect in one optic nerve causes the afferent pupillary defect, but it does not account for unequal pupils, which is a separate entity that requires additional explanation if it occurs. The afferent pupillary defect (APD) is seen only in unilateral optic nerve disease.he response to this light reduction is the same as that in the first instance both pupils dilate to an appropriate amount. The afferent pupillary defect (Marcus Gunn pupillary escape phenomenon) depends on the light-reduction response that occurs in the presence of a conduction defect in the optic nerve.