Characteristics of Optic Neuritis in South Korean Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
Table 1
Clinical demographics of patients with pediatric onset optic neuritis.
Numbers (total)
%, or SD (IQR)
Number of patients
127
100%
Sex (female)
79
62.2%
Age at onset (years)
3–6
29
22.8%
7–9
32
25.2%
10–12
23
18.1%
≥13
43
33.9%
Mean (median)
10.7 (10.3)
4.1 (7.3–14.2)
Bilaterality
53 (127)
41.7%
Pain with eye movement
51 (108)
47.2%
Disc swelling at presentation
83 (124)
66.9%
Accompanying headache
37 (127)
29.1%
White matter lesions on MRI
41 (126)
32.5%
Preceding febrile illness within 1 month
39 (108)
36.1%
Vaccination history within 1 month
7 (101)
6.9%
Visual acuity at presentation
Total = 126
≥20/20
4
3.2%
<20/20-≥ 20/40
11
8.7%
<20/40-≥ 20/200
28
22.2%
<20/200-> counting fingers
26
20.6%
Counting finger-no light perception
57
45.2%
Final visual outcome†
Total = 100
Good
76
76%
Fair
15
15%
Poor
9
9%
SD = standard deviation, IQR = interquartile range. †Visual outcome was categorized as the latest BCVA ≥20/40 with no visual field defect (good), BCVA <20/40∼≥ 20/200 or ≥ 20/40 with permanent visual field defect (fair), and BCVA less than 20/200 (poor).
