Long-term visual impairment is reported in 40% of children with a relapsing demyelinating syndrome following optic neuritis. Relapse of optic neuritis, occurring more frequently in the non-multiple-sclerosis group. Retinal nerve fibre layer thinning is associated with worse visual outcome. Optical coherence tomography can be used alongside clinical parameters as an objective measure of neuroretinal loss.
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