Optic neuritis is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) that affects your eyes and vision. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and complications of optic neuritis.

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better ...

Optic neuritis more than often gets better on its own. In few cases, steroid medications are used to reduce inflammation in the optic nerve. Steroid treatments usually given by vein (intravenously).

When the optic nerve that connects the eye to the brain gets inflamed, it’s called optic neuritis. It can lead to several vision issues. About half of the people with MS will have the condition ...

I am treating a 44-year-old woman with a history of 4 episodes of optic neuritis. The first episode caused blindness in her left eye, and the right eye acuity is now about 20/100. Her MRI results ...

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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Treatment with fampridine may positively impact patients with multiple sclerosis who are recovering from optic neuritis, but more extensive clinical trials are required ...

To determine whether the optic disc experiences cupping after an episode of optic neuritis as assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT). A total of 50 patients with unilateral optic neuritis ...

Optic neuritis (ON) occurs when the optic nerve becomes irritated or inflamed, which can lead to the loss of its myelin sheath insulation. “Without normal insulation, the nerve doesn’t ...