Assessment of Pediatric Optic Neuritis Visual Acuity Outcomes at 6 Months.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Optic neuritis (ON) in children is uncommon. There are limited prospective data for visual acuity (VA) outcomes, associated diseases, and neuroimaging findings. Prospective data from a large sample would be useful for counseling families on treatment decisions and prognosis.

Objective

To prospectively study children with a first episode of ON, describe VA after 6 months, and ascertain the network's (Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group and Neuro-Ophthalmology Research Disease Investigator Consortium) ability to enroll pediatric patients with ON prospectively.

Design, setting, and participants

This nonrandomized cohort study was conducted from September 20, 2016, to July 20, 2018, at 23 sites in the United States and Canada in pediatric ophthalmology or

SUBMITTER: Writing Committee for the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7563662 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature