Acute Optic Neuropathy in Older Adults: Differentiating Between MOGAD Optic Neuritis and Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.

Nanthaya Tisavipat Hadas Stiebel-KalishDahlia PalevskiOmer Y BialerHeather E MossPareena ChaitanuwongTanyatuth PadungkiatsagulAmanda D HendersonElias S SotirchosShonar SinghAbdul-Rahman Salman Deena A TajfirouzKevin D ChodnickiSean J Pittock Eoin Patrick Flanagan John J Chen

Published in: Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation (2024)

Acute unilateral optic neuropathy with optic disc edema in older adults can be caused by either MOGAD-ON or NAION. Detailed history, the degree of pRNFL swelling on OCT, and visual outcomes can help differentiate the entities and prevent indiscriminate serum MOG-IgG testing in all patients with acute optic neuropathy.

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