Optic Neuritis
- What it is
Optic neuritis is a potentially blinding inflammatory condition of the optic nerve.
The inflammation occurs when the immune system of one's body attacks the optic nerve or its covering (myelin sheath). Optic neuritis is a broad term describing a condition which can be caused by a wide range of underlying diseases.
Swollen right optic disc in a patient
with bilateral optic neuritis | 
Swollen left optic disc in a patient
with bilateral optic neuritis |
Right Visual field defect in the same patient
at the time of presentation | 
Left visual field defect in the same patient
at the time of presentation |
Resolution of right optic disc swelling
in the same patient two weeks later |
Resolution of left optic disc swelling
in the same patient two weeks later |
