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ReviewJournal of neurology2022

The changing landscape of optic neuritis: a narrative review.

Lindsey B De Lott, Jeffrey L Bennett, Fiona Costello

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. MOGJournal of neuroinflammation · 2025
    Review
  6. Article
  7. Gut microbial profiles of patients with optic neuritis or myasthenia gravis.The Journal of international medical research · 2025
    Article
  8. Article
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  10. Observational
  11. Review
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  15. Predictors of Long-Term Visual Acuity in a Modern Cohort of Patients With Acute Idiopathic and Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Optic Neuritis.Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society · 2023
    Observational
  16. Article
  17. An update on optic neuritis.Journal of neurology · 2023
    Article
  18. Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Lindsey B De LottDepartments of Neurology, and Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA. ldelott@med.umich.edu.
Jeffrey L BennettDepartments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Programs in Neuroscience and Immunology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
Fiona CostelloDepartments of Clinical Neurosciences and Surgery (Ophthalmology), University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
University of Calgary · CAUniversity of Colorado Denver · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Humoral Immunity, Astrocyte Injury, and Demyelination in Neuromyelitis OpticaR01EY022936 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BENNETT, JEFFREY L · 2013 to 2022
$3.8M
Microglial impact on remyelinationR01NS115488 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BENNETT, JEFFREY L, MACKLIN, WENDY B · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
Optimizing Treatment Decisions for Acute Demyelinating Optic NeuritisK23EY027849 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DE LOTT, LINDSEY BLAKE · 2018 to 2022
$1.0M
NEI NIH HHS K23 EY027849NEI NIH HHS K23EY027849NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022936NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115488
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammatory optic neuropathy that is often a harbinger of central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disorders. ON is frequently misdiagnosed in the clinical arena, leading to either inappropriate management or diagnostic delays. As a result, patients may fail to achieve optimal recovery. The treatment response to corticosteroids and long term risk of multiple sclerosis was established in the first clinical trials conducted roughly 30 years ago. Spontaneous resolution was observed in the vast majority of patients and intravenous high-dose corticosteroids hastened recovery; half of the patients eventually developed multiple sclerosis. Over the ensuing decades, the number of inflammatory conditions associated with ON has significantly expanded exposing substantial variability in the prognosis, treatment, and management of ON patients. ON subtypes can frequently be distinguished by distinct clinical, serological, and radiological profiles allowing expedited and specialized treatment. Guided by an increased understanding of the immunopathology underlying optic nerve and associated CNS injuries, novel disease management strategies are emerging to minimize vision loss, improve long-term surveillance strategies, and minimize CNS injury and disability. Knowledge regarding the clinical signs and symptoms of different ON subtypes is essential to guide acute therapy, prognosticate recovery, accurately identify underlying CNS inflammatory disorders, and facilitate study design for the next generation of clinical and translational trials.

Indexed as

Multiple SclerosisOptic Nerve DiseasesOptic NeuritisAdrenal Cortex HormonesHumansAdrenal Cortex HormonesDemyelinating diseasesMultiple sclerosisOptic nerve diseasesOptic neuritis

Identifiers

PMID33389032
PMCPMC8253868
OpenAlexW3119166102

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