What is optic neuritis?

Optic neuritis is the inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision. It is classified as either intraocular, affecting the part of the nerve within the eyeball, or retrobulbar, affecting the portion behind the eyeball.

How do members experience optic neuritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with optic neuritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for optic neuritis*

*Data from patients with optic neuritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with optic neuritis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Solu-Medrol Infusion)
Perceived effectiveness
for optic neuritis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
dry skin Hospitalization
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
optic neuritis (4)

*Data from patients with optic neuritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has optic neuritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 9
30s 80
40s 95
50s 123
60s 67
70+ 20

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 55
Female 344