Opportunistic infections increase morbidity and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients. Prophylaxis, including Hepatitis A vaccination (HAV), is recommended for all ...

Optic neuritis is an inflammation of the optic nerve, a bundle of nerve fibers that relays visual information from the eye to the brain. The condition may cause vision disturbances that can resolve on ...

An 8-year-old Asian boy presented with vision loss in the right eye for 1 day. He described a central area of vision loss with intact peripheral vision. At the onset of the vision loss, he had a mild ...

A 62-year-old man presented to the New England Eye Center with left eye pain and decreased vision. He initially presented to an outside emergency department with intermittent headache and dull eye ...

In a patient with optic neuritis, sinusitis, orbital pathology and a history of renal failure, Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) has to be included in the differential diagnosis. However, without a high ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that attacks the nerves in your brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve. It’s considered an autoimmune disease. It causes inflammation and the loss of a ...

Acute demyelinating optic neuritis (referred to herein as optic neuritis) is one of the most common manifestations of MS and often occurs as a first demyelinating event. Patients present with loss of ...

Optic atrophy is a condition in which the optic nerve begins to deteriorate. The optic nerve is the nerve at the back of your eye that connects your eye to your brain, allowing you to see. There are a ...

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 the ...