Optic neuropathy: medical causes

Autoimmune

• Optic neuritis (ON)
• Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION)
• Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)
• Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
• Schilder’s disease
• Anti-MOG antibody disease

Connective tissue diseases

Inflammatory

Compressive

Hereditary

Ischaemic

Miscellaneous causes

References

1. Biousse V, Newman NJ. Diagnosis and clinical features of common optic neuropathies. Lancet Neurol. 2016; 15:1355-1367.
2. Voss E, Raab P, Trebst C, Stangel M. Clinical approach to optic neuritis: pitfalls, red flags and differential diagnosis. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2011; 4:123-134.
3. Hoorbakht H, Bagherkashi F. Optic neuritis, its differential diagnosis and management. Open Ophthalmol J 2012; 6:65-72.
4. Foroozan R, Buono LM, Savino PJ, Sergott RC. Acute demyelinating optic neuritis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2002; 13:375-380.
5. Shams PN, Plant GT. Optic neuritis: a review. Int MS J 2009; 16:82-89.
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