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 ...

In the autoimmune disorder neuromyelitis optica (NMO), the immune system attacks the optic nerves and spinal cord. This can cause symptoms such as loss of vision and changes in sensation. Early and ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is characterized by inflammation of the optic nerve with acute loss of vision in one eye. It is among the initial manifestations of multiple sclerosis (MS) and occurs secondary to ...

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 ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Being male or aged older than 40 years were consistently associated with poorer acute optic neuritis outcomes.

A new therapeutic agent tested in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS) produced anti-inflammatory activity and prevented loss of cells in the optic nerve, according to a new study by researchers ...