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.
If part of the optic nerve is damaged by glaucoma, the visual signals from a portion of the visual field are no longer reported to the brain and a blind-spot (called scotoma) is formed. Eye doctors may directly observe damage to the optic nerve damage by looking through the pupil with an ophthalmoscope. A healthy optic nerve is pink, and the ratio of the diameter of the optic cup to that of the optic disc in a healthy eye is generally less than 0.5 (see Chapter 1-B for more discussion).