Thinking about mistakes, especially medical mistakes, is uncomfortable. It is certainly more enjoyable to read about a promising new therapy than to scrutinize the reasons that medical mistakes are ...

SAN DIEGO — Low contrast visual acuity is severely affected in pediatric patients with optic neuritis, and even though it generally improves, it does not achieve normal levels, according to a study.

A 71-year-old man was referred by his usual ophthalmologist to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic at Tufts Medical Center for bilateral decreased vision associated with bilateral optic disc edema. His ...

Optic neuritis is a condition in which the optic nerve becomes inflamed and swollen, leading to an acute severe impairment of vision in the affected eye. The swelling may further lead to damage to the ...

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

One of the most pernicious aspects of multiple sclerosis -- its sheer unpredictability -- may finally be starting to yield to advanced medical imaging techniques. One of the most pernicious aspects of ...

Oculis Holding has reported that the randomised Phase II Acute OptiC NeUrITis of DemYelinating Origin (ACUITY) trial of OCS-05, in treating individuals with acute optic neuritis, met the primary ...

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.