Optic neuritis

What is optic neuritis? The optic nerve is the nerve that carries information about what you see from the eye to the brain. Optic neuritis occurs when the optic nerve becomes inflamed or damaged and causes pain in the eye and a sudden partial or complete loss of vision. What are the symptoms of optic neuritis? Symptoms of optic neuritis include: pain in or around the eye, which might feel worse when you move your eye colours appearing ‘washed out’ or dull blind spots or areas of poor vision surrounded by normal vision a sudden loss of vision in one