CIinicaI anaIysis of 54 cases misdiagnosed as optic neuritis / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

· AlM: To analyze the clinical data of 54 cases misdiagnosed as optic neuritis and to explore measures to reduce misdiagnosis · METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 54 patients that had been misdiagnosed as optic neuritis from September 2000 to June 2013. The misdiagnosis features were summarized. · RESULTS:Many diseases can easily be misdiagnosed as optic neuritis, including ischemic optic neuropathy, intracranial tumors, optic nerve vasculitis, myelinated nerve fibers, and so on. · CONCLUSlON: The measures to reduce misdiagnosis consisted of detailed history collection, perfect physical examination and comprehensive expertise of fundus disease.