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Does optic neuritis always cause vision loss? or could your only symptom be sore eyes?

Q: does optic neuritis always cause vision loss? or could your only symptom be sore eyes?

: The symptoms usually occur together. Eye pain can be a symptom of many other eye conditions. By UPTODATE: eye pain occurred in 92 percent of patients in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial (ONTT) and often worsened with eye movement. The onset of pain generally coincided with the visual acuity loss and improved along with it.

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The symptoms usually occur together. Eye pain can be a symptom of many other eye conditions. By UPTODATE: eye pain occurred in 92 percent of patients in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial (ONTT) and often worsened with eye movement. The onset of pain generally coincided with the visual acuity loss and improved along with it.

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Answered 7/9/2022

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A member asked:

Does optic neuritis always cause vision loss? or could your only symptom be sore eyes?

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