Natural History of Untreated Optic Neuritis Associated With Mild COVID-19 Infection

The natural history of recurrent optic neuritis.

BACKGROUND Optic neuritis (ON) may occur in isolation or may herald multiple sclerosis (MS) or neuromyelitis optica (NMO). Occasionally, ON may recur many times without intervening evidence of dissemination in space. OBJECTIVE To define the clinical course and prognosis of patients with recurrent ON. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review and telephone follow-up survey. SETTING Clinic...

Optic neuritis associated with chikungunya virus infection in South India.

OBJECTIVE To define optic neuritis associated with chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection in a clinical setting. METHODS This observational case series includes 14 patients with clinical features of CHIKV infection and associated optic neuritis. Complete ophthalmic evaluations were performed, as well as other examinations, including Mantoux test, Widal test, blood profile, color vision, neuroima...

[Retrobulbar optic neuritis associated with Infliximab].

CASE REPORT We report the case of a 76-year-old woman who attended our hospital because of a sudden loss of visual acuity in her left eye. The problem appeared to be that of retrobulbar optic neuritis. However, the age of the patient together with the simultaneous use of Infliximab to treat her rheumatoid arthritis, suggests the demyelination may have been associated with the Infliximab use. ...

Nutrition and Infection with COVID-19

Bilateral Optic Neuritis Associated with the Use of Infliximab

A 40 year old man was admitted with a 2 weeks history of headache, blurred vision and bilateral optic neuritis. During the 6 months period prior to admission he had treated with infliximab infusions for prsoriasis arthritis. He had 0.2 vision in right eye and 0.5 in left Fundoscopy showed moderate disc swelling more on the right than on the left side and right-sided splinter heamorrhages at the...