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 ...

Neurological autoimmune diseases involve an immune system attack on the central or peripheral nervous system (PNS). Multiple sclerosis is the most common and well-known of these conditions, but ...

"Patients with anti-AQP4-Ab may basically need long-term relapse prevention, because they surely experience much higher relapse activity, with much worse neurological disturbance…In MOGAD patients, ...

Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA), the most common genetic optic neuropathy, is an insidious disease. It often presents slowly during childhood by way of blurry vision, trouble reading or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 65-year-old woman presented to the New England Eye Center with 4 weeks of decreased vision and 6 months of ...

WUHAN, China and SAN DIEGO, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurophth Biotechnology Ltd., a fully-integrated genetic medicines company developing AAV-delivered gene therapies for the treatment of ocular ...

Dr. Bart K. Chwalisz: A 30-year-old woman was evaluated in the neuro-ophthalmology clinic at a hospital affiliated with this hospital because of monocular vision loss. Two months before the current ...

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD) is a condition of the nervous system that can be managed with lifestyle modifications or medications, depending on your individual needs.

A new report examined optic nerve lesion length, measured on brain magnetic resonance imaging, at the acute phase of ON in 51 individuals. Optic nerve lesion length was significantly associated with ...