Editing Optic neuritis (section)

=== Clinical Evaluation ===
A trained healthcare provider may evaluate a patient for optic neuritis by identifying the presence and degree of visual acuity loss, visual field loss, color vision deficits, and an [[Relative afferent pupillary defect|afferent pupillary defect]] in the affected eye.<ref name=":35"/> The presence, absence, or degree of these manifestations may have associations with specific underlying etiologies of optic neuritis, but are often insufficient to definitively establish a diagnosis of optic neuritis and its associated cause.

Fundoscopy is another modality of clinical evaluation that is performed with an [[Ophthalmoscopy|ophthalmoscope]]. Findings that support a diagnosis of optic neuritis include optic disc edema, disc inflammation, disc hemorrhages, or ocular inflammation.<ref name=":35"/> However, these findings are not always present in every patient, such as in patients with idiopathic optic neuritis which often have normal fundoscopic findings.