Optic neuritis (ON) is characterized by inflammation of the optic nerve with acute loss of vision in one eye. It is among the initial manifestations of multiple sclerosis (MS) and occurs secondary to ...

A total of 27 participants completed the survey before and after the education session. The overall response rate was 90%. The majority of participants were aged between 31–60 years of age, with 11 ...

Ophthalmologists, optometrists, and neurologists may be widely overdiagnosing optic neuritis, researchers say. Neuro-ophthalmologists at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, could confirm only ...

"Our decision to treat typically needs to be made on the balance of likelihood, before the diagnosis of an associated disease process can be fully established, with definitive tests for multiple ...

The study looked at the potential benefits of cataract surgery in patients with a prior diagnosis of optic neuropathy. Patients with and without optic neuropathies showed significant improvement in ...

In the autoimmune disorder neuromyelitis optica (NMO), the immune system attacks the optic nerves and spinal cord. This can cause symptoms such as loss of vision and changes in sensation. Early and ...

Sungkyunkwan University researchers in Korea ran a nationwide cohort analysis linking allergic diseases to increased optic neuritis risk, with allergic rhinitis showing the strongest association.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Being male or aged older than 40 years were consistently associated with poorer acute optic neuritis outcomes.

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic's disease, is a central nervous system disorder that primarily affects the eye nerves (optic neuritis) and the spinal cord (myelitis). It occurs when ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 71-year-old man was referred by his usual ophthalmologist to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic at Tufts Medical ...