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.

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

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 treatment Optic neuritis more than often gets better on its own. In few cases, steroid medications are used to reduce inflammation in the optic nerve.

Optic neuritis (ON) ... A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Acute Optic Neuritis. The New England Journal of Medicine. February 27, 1992.

Treatment. Patients with optic neuritis of undetermined cause or that related to multiple sclerosis have a self limiting course. Vision recovers completely or partially over weeks to months.

Background: Typical optic neuritis is often the presenting manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). Its incidence in central Europe is 5 cases per 100 000 persons per year. Methods: This review ...

Sättler MB et al. (2008) Flupirtine as neuroprotective add-on therapy in autoimmune optic neuritis. Am J Pathol 173: 1496–1507 ...

Optic neuritis and myelitis can occur as manifestations of idiopathic demyelinating syndromes, ... experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial. Arch Ophthalmol 121: 944–999.

1. Beck RW, Cleary PA, Anderson MM, et al.: A randomized, controlled trial of corticosteroids in the treatment of acute optic neuritis. The Optic Neuritis Study Group. N Engl J Med 1992; 326: 581 ...

October 2022: Trethera has been awarded a USD 1.6 million grant to further develop TRE-515 as a potential treatment for optic neuritis which also is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS).