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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 20-24 |
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Clinical spectrum of first episode of optic neuritis in a tertiary care hospital in Southern India – A retrospective analysis
Muthu K Vallinayagam, SN Deepikadevi, Dipika Sainath, Shravya C Balla
Department of Ophthalmology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India
Correspondence Address:
Muthu K Vallinayagam
Department of Ophthalmology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_166_21
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the demographic and clinical patterns of optic neuritis (ON) in patients presenting to a tertiary health-care institute and to study the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS), magnetic resonance imaging features in varied ON, treatment outcome, and prognosis.
METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients with first episode of ON presenting to a tertiary care center during the period from March 2013 to March 2021 was done. Details of ocular examination were retrieved from medical records and statistically analyzed.
RESULTS: Three hundred and fifty-four participants with ON were included in this study. The mean age was 40.25 ± 12.2 years. The male: female ratio was 1:1.35. 48.1% had visual acuity of <3/60. Based on clinical presentation, papillitis was seen in 31.5% of subjects, neuroretinitis in 24.1%, and retrobulbar neuritis in 44.4%. Based on etiology, 79.6% were idiopathic, 1.8% presented with infectious ON, and 9.26% were associated with demyelinating disease (MS).
CONCLUSION: Females were predominantly affected. Idiopathic ON formed the major subset etiologically. Sixty-six percent had visual recovery of 6/18 or better following corticosteroid therapy. 9.2% revealed multiple intracranial lesions on neuroimaging, suggesting high association with MS. Therefore, early diagnosis, vigilant monitoring of steroid therapy, and regular follow-up screening for MS remain the mainstay of management in ON.
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