Many people with multiple sclerosis will have visual problems.  These problems are often times the result of MS optic neuritis.  This is a problem often caused by demyelination.  Multiple sclerosis optic neuritis can cause a variety of different visual symptoms, including blurred vision, double vision, graying of the vision, and blindness.  Pain can sometimes occur with the condition.  It is estimated that more than 50 percent of people who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis will have an episode of optic neuritis.  It can be one of the first conditions that lead doctors to a diagnosis.  Optic neuritis is caused by inflammation of the optic nerve.  The optic nerve is what transmits light and visual images to the brain.  This inflammation or damage to it is usually due to the process of demyelination.

Optic neuritis, also called retrobulbar neuritis, can happen to a person who does not have multiple sclerosis.  …

MS optic neuritis is a type of an inflammation of the optic nerve. Multiple Sclerosis optic neuritis affects the bundle of nerve fibers that work to transmit visual information to the brain from the eye. Common symptoms of this ailment are pain and temporary vision loss. Optic neuritis develops along with an autoimmune disorder that can sometimes be caused by an infection. Sometimes, the signs and symptoms of this ailment can be an indication of multiple sclerosis. MS itself is a condition that results in inflammation and damage to nerves in the brain and spinal cord.

The symptoms of Devic’s disease can be very similar to the symptoms of MS; however, this is a fairly rare disease. Devic’s requires a completely different treatment than that used for MS, due to being caused by the immune system triggering a specific protein within the body. The protein in question can be found …