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  2. Optic neuritis - Wikipedia

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    Optic neuritis describes any condition that causes inflammation of the optic nerve; it may be associated with demyelinating diseases, or infectious or inflammatory processes. [ 1 ] It is also known as optic papillitis (when the head of the optic nerve is involved), neuroretinitis (when there is a combined involvement of the optic disc and ...

  3. Optic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Optic neuropathy. Optic neuropathy is damage to the optic nerve from any cause. The optic nerve is a bundle of millions of fibers in the retina that sends visual signals to the brain. Damage and death of these nerve cells, or neurons, leads to characteristic features of optic neuropathy.

  4. Optic papillitis - Wikipedia

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    Optic papillitis is a specific type of optic neuritis. Inflammation of the optic nerve head is called "papillitis" or "intraocular optic neuritis"; inflammation of the orbital portion of the nerve is called "retrobulbar optic neuritis" or "orbital optic neuritis". [ 1 ] It is often associated with substantial losses in visual fields, pain on ...

  5. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. Up to 1 in 10,000 [ 1 ] Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are a spectrum of autoimmune diseases characterized by acute inflammation of the optic nerve (optic neuritis, ON) and the spinal cord (myelitis). [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Episodes of ON and myelitis can be simultaneous or successive.

  6. Neuritis - Wikipedia

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    Neuritis (/ njʊəˈraɪtɪs /), from the Greek νεῦρον), [1] is inflammation of a nerve [2] or the general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system. Inflammation, and frequently concomitant demyelination, [3][4][5] cause impaired transmission of neural signals and leads to aberrant nerve function. Neuritis is often conflated with ...

  7. Autoimmune optic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Inflammation resulting from auto-antibodies, immune complexes, T-cells and complement, probably damages the components of the optic nerve, as well as the blood vessels (vasculitis). The resulting vasculitis causes a loss of blood supply to the nerve (ischemia).

  8. Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Optic disc swelling, optic atrophy, vision loss. Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is a medical condition characterized by loss of vision caused by damage to the optic nerve as a result of ischemia, or insufficient blood supply. The key symptom of NAION is optic disc swelling, which typically resolves within 2 months, but ...

  9. Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy. Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION) is a form of recurrent optic neuritis that is steroid responsive and dependent. [1] Patients typically present with pain associated with visual loss. [1] CRION is a clinical diagnosis of exclusion, and other demyelinating, autoimmune, and ...

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