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.
Problems with blood vessels that can cause optic nerve damage. Certain types of diseases or conditions of blood vessels can cause optic nerve damage including: Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (stroke of the eye caused by diminished blood flow to the arteries that supply blood to the optic nerve). Blood clot that obstructs an artery that supplies blood to the optic nerve. Cerebral aneurysm (life-threatening bulging and weakening of the wall of an artery that can burst and cause severe hemorrhage). Stroke. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (type of bleeding around the brain).