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. The ...

The study looked at the potential benefits of cataract surgery in patients with a prior diagnosis of optic neuropathy. Patients with and without optic neuropathies showed significant improvement in ...

A new study has compared the utility of optical coherence tomography and visual evoked potentials in the diagnosis of optic neuritis—an inflammatory condition that is frequently the presenting symptom ...

Vision problems are pretty common for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The symptoms usually come and go on their own, but you can talk to your doctor about treatments to protect your eyesight and ...

Vision problems caused by MS can be frightening, but in many cases they improve over time. Three common vision problems associated with MS are optic neuritis, nystagmus, and diplopia. However, in many ...

Thinking about mistakes, especially medical mistakes, is uncomfortable. It is certainly more enjoyable to read about a promising new therapy than to scrutinize the reasons that medical mistakes are ...

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 ...

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 ...

The aim of this study is to provide a clinical update on optic neuritis (ON), its association with multiple sclerosis (MS), and neuromyelitis optica (NMO). We use the term, optic neuritis (ON) to ...