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.
321302 individuals
Apply sex-specific rule None
321302
Check conditions None
321302
Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, ICD version
1924
Check minimum number of events None
1924
Extra metadata
List of similar endpoints to
Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
based on the number of shared cases.
Broader endpoints:
Narrower endpoints:
| 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 |
| 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 |
Index endpoint: H7_OPTNERVE – Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
GWS hits: 0
before Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
after Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
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