Acute Visual Loss in Young Boy

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: Multiple sclerosis is immune mediated disorder of central nervous system (CNS). Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is based on clinical findings and investigations, like MRI of CNS. Herein, we presents a 13-year old boy who presented with sudden loss of vision in both eyes for two days duration. The concurrent phenomenon of optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis is less common in children and rarely reported. Keywords: Multiple sclerosis (MS), Optic neuritis (ON), Child, Steroids, Visual loss, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain, Fundoscopy.