Introduction An inflammation of the optic nerve, also known as neuritis nervi optici or retrobulbar neuritis among doctors, is an inflammation of the optic nerve, the “optic nerve”, usually caused by autoimmunological processes. Autoimmunological means that the body’s own natural defense mechanisms, which are normally only directed against foreign substances and pathogens, are now, for … Causes of optic nerve inflammation
Symptoms The typical symptoms of “Neuritis Nervi Optici” are visual disturbances and/or visual impairment, visual field failures as well as reduced contrast and color perception and of course eye pain. The first thing that those affected notice is the loss of visual acuity, i.e. increasing poor and blurred vision. This is often accompanied by headaches … Symptoms | Causes of optic nerve inflammation
Neuritis nervi optici (Latin) Symptoms The main symptom of optic neuritis is a visual disturbance in which the decrease in visual acuity (loss of visual acuity) occurs suddenly. This deterioration in vision can occur particularly in multiple sclerosis as a result of a warming of the body, for example after strenuous physical activity, after a … Symptoms of optic neuritis
