{"id":934,"date":"2026-05-25T07:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticnerveforum.org\/?page_id=934"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:31:20","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opticnerveforum.org\/?page_id=934","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"934\" class=\"elementor elementor-934\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8ab28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df8ab28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b547c54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b547c54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e90ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3e90ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Forum\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b705c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02b705c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>A long-term, evolving scientific platform dedicated to advancing knowledge, clinical strategy, and collaboration in optic nerve disorders<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02794a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f02794a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db58e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8db58e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff9848 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dff9848\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c094752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c094752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE CHALLENGE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d0ffb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46d0ffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51f58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c51f58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-xl text-neutral-700 leading-relaxed\">Despite significant progress in understanding optic nerve disorders, <strong>major gaps remain<\/strong> in translating emerging evidence into effective, real-world clinical strategies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xl text-neutral-700 leading-relaxed\">The <strong>Optic Nerve Forum 2026<\/strong> represents the first step of a broader International initiative aimed at addressing these challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xl text-neutral-700 leading-relaxed\">Building on previous successful LHON-focused initiatives, this Forum expands the perspective to include broader optic nerve disorders\u2014particularly glaucoma and demyelinating optic neuritis\u2014enabling cross-disease learning, comparison of diagnostic frameworks, and sharing of best practices across specialties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3be3da4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3be3da4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbd4f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bbd4f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c5de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d9c5de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOUR OBJECTIVES\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3ccc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f3ccc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four Pillars of Impact<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c640c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0c640c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f7df6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72f7df6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ce15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7ce15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01547b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01547b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recognized Reference Forum<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4169f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4169f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><p class=\"text-neutral-600 leading-relaxed\">Create a leading International platform for optic nerve diseases<\/p><\/div><div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f4022 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8f4022\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f89039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f89039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146900c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"146900c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peer-to-Peer Exchange\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2353ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2353ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><p class=\"text-neutral-600 leading-relaxed\">Facilitate collaboration among top international experts<\/p><\/div><div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115cf15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"115cf15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef8475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ef8475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff11650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff11650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clinical Harmonization<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5911c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5911c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><p class=\"text-neutral-600 leading-relaxed\">Promote consistent approaches across countries and specialties<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f2f21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9f2f21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c81890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c81890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbab55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dbab55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Translational Impact<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce31070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce31070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><div class=\"border border-neutral-200 p-8 hover:border-sky-600 transition-colors\"><p class=\"text-neutral-600 leading-relaxed\">Accelerate scientific advances into clinical practice<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b9bbe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44b9bbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1709c4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1709c4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f191ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f191ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2026 EDITION\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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