Optic Neuritis

A 57-year-old woman was transferred to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center emergency department from a community hospital for an ophthalmology evaluation due to acute, painless vision loss in the left eye upon wakening that morning.

Low-contrast visual evoked potential was superior to conventional high-contrast visual evoked potential for the diagnosis of first-ever optic neuritis, according to a study published in Frontiers in Neurology.

Oculis and Accure Therapeutics have agreed to terms for Oculis to license ACT-01, which is under investigation for the prevention of damage to the optic nerve and retina, according to a press release.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Hawaiian Eye 2021, Andrew G. Lee, MD, discusses the important questions ophthalmologists should ask patients with optic neuritis to identify neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

Patients treated with satralizumab as monotherapy were at less risk for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder relapse compared with patients treated with placebo, according to a study.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — There is a high frequency of ocular manifestations in patients with multiple sclerosis, both at onset and during the disease course, according to a poster presented at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.