A nationwide cohort study of more than 4 million adults showed that people with allergic diseases were nearly one third more likely to develop optic neuritis than those without such conditions, with ...

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 ...

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.

Erythropoietin (EPO), shown in early studies to potentially provide neuroprotection for patients with optic neuritis, failed to provide any significant neuroprotection in comparison with placebo in a ...

Q. I am 50 and have developed a condition called optic neuritis. I suddenly lost sight in my right eye. Is there any treatment? - N.M. A. Sudden loss of vision, even if only in one eye, can be ...

A new therapeutic agent tested in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS) produced anti-inflammatory activity and prevented loss of cells in the optic nerve, according to a new study by researchers ...

Selective sodium channel blockade with the anti-epileptic drug phenytoin protects against acute demyelinating optic neuritis, researchers report. Their phase II study findings showed that treatment ...