Bilateral retinal pathology following a first-ever clinical episode of autoimmune optic neuritis

Conclusions Retinal structural damage develops rapidly following acute ON and is associated with subsequent functional visual deficits. Our results also suggest bilateral retinal pathology following unilateral ON, possibly caused by subclinical involvement of the contralateral NON eyes. Moreover, our data may assist in clinical trial planning in studies targeting tissue damage in acute ON.
Source: Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Retina, Visual loss, Multiple sclerosis, Optic neuritis; see Neuro-ophthalmology/Optic Nerve Article Source Type: research