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6. Signs and symptoms of optic neuritis

  1. Reduced visual acuity. (T/F?)
  2. Dulling of color vision in the affected eye. (T/F?)
  3. Pain around the eye that is not affected by eye movement or touching the eye. (T/F?)
  4. Transient worsening of vision with decrease of body temperature. (T/F?)
  5. Ophthalmoscopy findings are frequently normal. (T/F?)
  6. Are frequent initial symptoms of multiple sclerosis. (T/F)

  1. T
  2. T
  3. F
  4. F
  5. T
  6. T

  1. Optic neuritis is a demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve. Transient worsening of vision with increase of body temperature is typically observed in this condition.
  2. Pain is typically provoked and intensified by eye movement and touching of the eye.