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I had optic neuritis in june 2014. january 2015 mri still shows enhancement in optic nerve. how long will will my optic nerve appear like this?

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May remain forever: The MRI may stay the same. The important thing is that your vision may have improved and you have had no new episodes of visual loss or other neurological symptoms.

Dr Rhoades agreed

Answered 2/18/2015

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