What is Optic neuritis?

What is Optic neuritis?

• Optic neuritis: Optic nerve inflammation.
• Optic neuritis: WHAT: Optic neuritis. Optic Neuritis: the inflammation, degeneration, or demyelination of the optic nerve. WHY: Optic neuritis may be present in patients with sarcoidosis or Reiter's syndrome (rarely). HOW: Clinically, patients with optic neuritis present with sudden loss of central vision and pain on moving the eye. Opthalmoscopically there may be hyperemia of the optic disc and distention of the large retinal veins. At later stages the disk margins are blurred and may be slightly elevated simulating papilledema. REFS: Vaugn, D and Asbury, T: General Ophthamology, 8th edition, 1977.
  Source - Diseases Database

Optic neuritis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Optic neuritis, or a subtype of Optic neuritis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Optic neuritis: Introduction

Types of Optic neuritis:

Broader types of Optic neuritis:

• Eye conditions
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How serious is Optic neuritis?

Complications of Optic neuritis: see complications of Optic neuritis

What causes Optic neuritis?

Causes of Optic neuritis: see causes of Optic neuritis

What are the symptoms of Optic neuritis?

Symptoms of Optic neuritis: see symptoms of Optic neuritis

Complications of Optic neuritis: see complications of Optic neuritis

Optic neuritis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Optic neuritis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Optic neuritis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Optic neuritis: see treatments for Optic neuritis
Research for Optic neuritis: see research for Optic neuritis

Society issues for Optic neuritis

Hospitalization statistics for Optic neuritis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Optic neuritis:

• 0.004% (499) of hospital consultant episodes were for optic neuritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 93% of hospital consultant episodes for optic neuritis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 36% of hospital consultant episodes for optic neuritis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 64% of hospital consultant episodes for optic neuritis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for optic neuritis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for optic neuritis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Optic neuritis:

Organs and body systems related to Optic neuritis include:

• Eye
• Optic nerve

Name and Aliases of Optic neuritis

Main name of condition: Optic neuritis

Retrobulbar neuritis Source - Diseases Database

Papillitis, Optic Nerve Papillitis
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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