Abstract

Optic neuritis is an acute, inflammatory disease of the optic nerve that is usually accompanied by ocular pain, affects more women than men, and may be associated with multiple sclerosis¹. A broad range of visual functions are typically affected. The severity of the visual loss varies from a slight visual field deficit to no light perception. Even when acuity returns to normal, as it generally does over the course of weeks or months, visual function frequently remains abnormal²,³. A common complaint of optic neuritis patients is trouble seeing under reduced illumination conditions, such as driving in a tunnel.

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