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Sarah_T

How do you know if its optic neuritis?

Hi I have RRMS but I've never had optic neuritis but since Monday vision has been blurry in my right eye and I've had a weird headache behind my right eye. The kind thats fine if I keep my head still but if I bend down it really hurts. I've been keeping the headache at bay with paracetamol 3 times a day and I can cope with the blurry vision day to day but not so much at work. I work in IT and am struggling to with focusing on my screen. Its like there is a blurry mesh over my eyes, like I have a load of gunk in them. I work part-time so its not too bad at the moment. I've been for an eye test and they said my eyes are slightly short-sighted but not bad enough to need glasses and they wouldn't help me working with computers anyway. I didn't mention MS to the opticions (it was Specsavers... and a bit conveyer-belt like). What do you think? Should I just call my MS nurse or am I being paranoid?
@holly12345

Hi there Def call your MS nurse, I'm not a clinician but it does sound like optic neuritis, a very common symptom in MS. I unfortunately have it in both eyes, left over from a nasty relapse last year. Keep well Rebecca x

@Stumbler

@Sarah_T , here's a good website that describes Optic Neuritis:- http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/opticneuritis.html Opticians can usually see neurological issues during an eye test, but if you were on the Specsaver's conveyor belt............ I agree with @holly12345 about contacting your MS Nurse. If they agree that this is indicative of a relapse, then High Dosage Steroids may be offered to try and correct these problems. Steroids are usually considered for high impact symptoms, e.g. vision problems, mobility problems, etc.