Editing Optic neuritis (section)

== Society and culture ==
In [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[Bleak House]]'', the main character, Esther Summerville, has a transient episode of visual loss, the symptoms of which are also seen in people who have optic neuritis.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Petzold A | title = Optic Neuritis: Another Dickensian Diagnosis | journal = Neuro-Ophthalmology | volume = 37 | issue = 6 | pages = 247–250 | year = 2013 | pmid = 28167994 | pmc = 5291069 | doi = 10.3109/01658107.2013.830313 }}</ref> Legal historian [[William Searle Holdsworth]] suggested that the events in ''Bleak House'' took place in 1827.

In an episode of ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'' ("Season of Miracles", season five), Reverend Timothy Johnson is struck blind by optic neuritis on Christmas Day 1872. He remains blind for the duration of the series.