Colombian Ocular Inflammatory Diseases Epidemiology Study (COIDES): Optic Neuritis Incidence Between 2015-2020.
Camilo Andrés Rodríguez-RodríguezCarlos Cifuentes-GonzálezGermán Mejía-SalgadoJuan Manuel Garzón-DangondAngie Vanessa Verbel-YanethSofia Machado-GalindoDanna Lesley Cruz-ReyesAlejandra de-la-TorrePublished in: Ocular immunology and inflammation (2023)
The incidence of ON in Colombia is lower compared to countries in the northern hemisphere, with women under 50 years being predominantly affected. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic corresponded with a reduction in identifying new ON cases. This underscores governments' need to implement effective diagnostic strategies in the future.