NMOSD causes severe ocular effects, including optic neuritis, leading to vision loss and impacting quality of life. Early ...

have better long-term visual outcomes than those with anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMSOD), but similar to those with multiple sclerosis.

Naismith et al. state that they preferentially recruited patients with severe optic neuritis (with ≤20/200 vision) and poor recovery (to <20/40 vision).This bias in selecting study participants ...