COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — There is a high frequency of ocular manifestations in patients with multiple sclerosis, both at onset and during the disease course, according to a poster presented at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
In a retrospective, population-based study, Sarah Chaoying Xu, MD, and colleagues at Mayo Clinic reported eye conditions in 50% of 116 patients with MS in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Visual manifestations were the second most frequent presenting symptom behind sensory symptoms.
Optic neuritis was the most frequent ocular manifestation, reported in 43
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