Unit 10: Systemic Disease

Introduction

Multiple sclerosis can have many effects on the eye, including:

  • Optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve) is a frequent manifestation of MS
  • Visual field defects
  • Cranial nerve palsies (can affect any cranial nerve but 6th often involved)
  • Nystagmus:

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