Common symptoms at presentation include unilateral visual loss from optic neuritis, diplopia, numbness and tingling of the extremities, or multiple symptoms appearing simultaneously. [6] ( ...

Learn all about optic neuritis, a condition where the optic nerve is inflamed. This article looks at the symptoms, treatments, and causes.

“When someone who has optic neuritis becomes overheated in hot water, hot weather, saunas, or with exercise, the optic nerve conduction is even less efficient,” Elmalem explains.

The Optic Neuritis Study Group recently conducted a 15-year follow-up study of 454 patients who had acute optic neuritis--a disorder that is often the first sign of MS---in one eye and who ...

The optic neuritis was worked up at an outside facility, but no associated conditions were identified. Six months before her presentation, the patient had been diagnosed with perineal melanoma ...

Tailoring Optic Neuritis Evaluation Using Risk Profiles —A large data analysis found a significantly heightened relative risk of optic neuritis in NMOSD, MOGAD, and other inflammatory diseases ...

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 ...

Optic neuritis is an inflammatory optic neuropathy that is frequently—but not always—associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite recent developments in laboratory, imaging and ...

These investigators used a huge dataset to study possible relationships between optic neuritis and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, including MS.

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 ...

Optic neuritis is a frequent ocular finding that affects nearly half of MS patients. However, efferent pathway deficits involving the brainstem and cerebellum are also common.