Ventura-Abreu Nestor
Spain
Review Article
Diagnosis Approach of Optic Neuritis
Author(s): Pérez–Bartolomé Francisco, García- Vasco Lorena, Ventura-Abreu Nestor, Arcos-Villegas Gabriel, Santos-Bueso Enrique, Sáenz-Francés Federico, García-Feijoó Julián, Muñoz-Negrete Francisco and Rebolleda-Fernández GemaPérez–Bartolomé Francisco, García- Vasco Lorena, Ventura-Abreu Nestor, Arcos-Villegas Gabriel, Santos-Bueso Enrique, Sáenz-Francés Federico, García-Feijoó Julián, Muñoz-Negrete Francisco and Rebolleda-Fernández Gema
The approach of the etiology of an optic neuropathy can be difficult for both ophthalmologists and neurologists, because neither the appearance of the optic disc, the perimetry, or the findings in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are specific. Clinical features common to optic neuropathies are vision loss, visual fields scotomas and dyschromatopsia. Pain is a variable feature that, when is present, suggest an inflammatory disorder. Relative afferent pupilary defect is a required clinical finding for the diagnosis of unilateral optic neuropathy. The term "Typical optic neuritis" (ON) has been widely used to design a unilateral ON that presents in a young patient with an acute or subacute presentation, with pain worsened with eye movements and generally good prognosis. In this scenario, idiopathic or Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are the most li.. View More»
