Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways

H7_OPTNERVE

optic neuritis: Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve, the nerve that carries the visual signal from the eye to the brain.The conditionmay cause sudden, reduced vision in the affected eye(s). While the cause of optic neuritis is unknown, it has been associated with autoimmune diseases, infections, multiple sclerosis , drug toxicity and deficiency of vitamin B-12. Vision often returns to normal within 2-3 weeks without treatment. In some cases, corticosteroids are given to speed recovery. If known, the underlying cause should be treated.

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321302 individuals

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Hospital Discharge: ICD-10 H46-H48
Cause of death: ICD-10 H46-H48

1924

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H7_OPTNERVE

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Level in the ICD hierarchy 2
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2

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Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 2062 1352 710
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.67 0.78 0.53
Mean age at first event (years) 44.51 42.16 48.99

Mortality

Follow-up Absolute risk HR [95% CI] p N
1998–2019 0.03 2.49 [1.32, 4.69] 4.9e-3 155
15 years 0.01 1.38 [0.81, 2.34] 2.4e-1 59
5 years 0.00 2.58 [1.57, 4.25] 1.9e-4 35
1 year 0.00 10.43 [6.24, 17.43] 3.6e-19 28

Age distribution of first events

Year distribution of first events

Cumulative Incidence

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