Pain. Most people who develop optic neuritis have eye pain that's worsened by eye movement. Sometimes the pain feels like a dull ache behind the eye. Vision loss in one eye.

Does optic neuritis pain come and go?

Pain - Most people who develop optic neuritis experience eye pain that's worsened by eye movement. Pain associated with optic neuritis usually peaks within one week and then goes away within several days. Visual loss - The extent of visual loss associated with optic neuritis varies.

What can mimic optic neuritis?

We then discuss several conditions that can mimic IDON, including neuromyelitis optica, sarcoidosis, chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy, anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, infectious/parainfectious optic neuropathy, neuroretinitis, Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, and some 'ocular' mimics including ...