Etiologies of Acute Optic Neuritis in Thailand: An Observational Study of 171 Patients.
Kavin VanikietiPavarut JanyaprasertSirin LueangramJirat NimworaphanNatthapon RattanathamsakulNanida TirasetWimonwan ChokthaweesakNarong SamipakTanyatuth PadungkiatsagulPisit PreechawatAnuchit PoonyathalangTeeratorn PulkesSupoch TunlayadechanontSukanya SiriyothaPanitha JindahraPublished in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)
The most common form of acute ON in this study, similar to other Asian countries, was idiopathic. Idiopathic-ON shared some phenotypes with NMOSD and MOGAD. We also reported patients with anti-NMDAR, anti-Jo1, c-ANCA and anti-centromere disorders. Improvements in antibody detection have widened the range of possible etiologies of acute ON. The study highlighted the important role of antibodies in creating effective treatments in the future.