Acute Demyelinating Optic Neuritis. Acute demyelinating optic neuritis ... and an afferent pupillary defect. Focus Point #2. Traditional measures of visual function, such as Snellen charts, ...

Based on the clinical manifestation, optic neuritis can be classified as typical or atypical. In typical optic neuritis, painful vision loss occurs on 1 side, while atypical optic neuritis usually ...

Underlying reasons including optic neuritis and glaucoma. Treatment will depend on the cause. ... How to test for a relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD). Community Eye Health, 25(79-80), ...

Relative afferent pupillary defect; Papilloedema Play. Optic Disc Swelling. In contrast to true papilledema, with AION or optic neuritis, there is a startling loss of visual acuity, ...

Optic neuritis: This condition ... In compressive forms of optic neuropathy, various intracranial tumors should be ruled out. A relative afferent pupillary defect is characteristic, ...

In 1991, the Optic Neuritis Study Group defined the typical profile of acute optic neuritis as unilateral visual loss, an afferent pupillary defect, and eye pain, with normal ophthalmoscopy in most ...

They also noted a relative afferent pupillary defect. Fundoscopy revealed a large optic disc swelling with some hemorrhages. The patient's right eye had a BCVA of 20/20 along with a lazy pupil and ...

A visual field defect is found on the affected eye but the right eye is intact. The patient is found to have a relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD), otherwise known as a Marcus Gunn pupil, in ...

In our patient, the presence of a relative afferent pupillary defect was an important indicator of optic nerve dysfunction, and visual field examinations helped localize the pathology along the visual ...

While a relative afferent pupillary defect is suggestive of optic neuritis, normal afferent testing is inconsistent with the diagnosis, as is a normal MRI.

Marcus Gunn Pupil (Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect) Medically reviewed by Ann Marie Griff, O.D. — Written by Ana Gotter — Updated on October 18, 2017 Causes ...

Optic neuritis is commonly associated with multiple sclerosis and involves demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve. ... a relative afferent pupillary defect is noted in the affected eye.