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ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2017

Optic Neuritis in the Older Chinese Population: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study.

Junqing Wang, Huanfen Zhou, Limin Qin, Chunxia Peng, Jie Zhao, Da Teng, Dahe Lin, Nanping Ai, Quangang Xu, Shihui Wei

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Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junqing WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Huanfen ZhouDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Limin QinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Chunxia PengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jie ZhaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Da TengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Dahe LinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Nanping AiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Quangang XuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shihui WeiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1939-7493
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aims to describe the clinical manifestations and outcomes in a cohort of older Chinese patients.

methodA retrospective study of patients aged ≥ 45 years who had a first episode of optic neuritis (ON) between May 2008 and November 2012. Clinical features at onset and last follow-up were analyzed within subgroups (age 45-65 years and age ≥ 65 years).

results76 patients (99 eyes) were included, of which 58% were females. The mean age at presentation was 55.53 ± 8.29 years (range: 45-83 years). Vision loss was severe at presentation, with initial best corrected vision activity (BCVA) < 20/200 in 93% and final BCVA < 20/200 in 53% of patients at 5-year follow-up. Final BCVA significantly correlated with the initial BCVA and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer. At last follow-up, 14.5% were diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), 1.3% were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), 5.2% with chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy, 1.3% with infectious ON, and 19.7% with autoimmune ON. None of the elderly group (≥65 years) developed NMOSD or MS.

conclusionChinese patients in the age group ≥ 65 years with ON are less likely to develop NMOSD or MS. Notwithstanding, they had more severe visual loss at onset and poor recovery.

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