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Diagnosis of Optic neuritis
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Optic neuritis is usually clinically diagnosed. This means that it is diagnosed by examining the patient.
Visual acuity, colour perception, the visual field, and eye and pupil movements are checked.
Once the clinical diagnosis has been made, the following is requested:
An imaging test, usually an MRI of the brain and optic nerves.
It is also accompanied by an initial blood test to rule out infectious and autoimmune causes.
In some cases, other complementary tests are necessary to determine the cause, such as a spinal cord MRI or a lumbar puncture.
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Substantiated information by:
Anna Camós Carreras
Neurophthalmologist
Clínic's Institute of Ophthalmology
Bernardo Sánchez-Dalmau
Neurophthalmologist
Clínic's Institute of Ophthalmology
Rafel Alcubierre
Neurophthalmologist
Clínic's Institute of Ophthalmology
Published: 15 June 2022
Updated: 31 October 2024
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