Prognosis

If patients with nutritional optic neuropathy are compliant with the treatment
regimen, and unless the loss of vision is already far advanced, the prospect
for recovery or at least improvement is excellent, except for the most
chronic cases. However, the rate of recovery varies from a few weeks to
several months. The prognosis is also better if treatment is initiated in the
first few months after the onset of symptoms. Visual acuity tends to recover
before color vision. When recovery has been complete, recurrences are
unusual. Although extremely rare, cases of spontaneous improvement of
vision have been reported without patient cooperation.
For toxic optic neuropathies, when the responsible toxin is discontinued,
vision usually recovers to normal over several days to weeks. However,
this does depend in large part on the nature of the offending agent and on
its total exposure before it was removed.
Prognosis
If patients with nutritional optic neuropathy are compliant with the treatment
regimen, and unless the loss of vision is already far advanced, the prospect
for recovery or at least improvement is excellent, except for the most
chronic cases. However, the rate of recovery varies from a few weeks to
several months. The prognosis is also better if treatment is initiated in the
first few months after the onset of symptoms. Visual acuity tends to recover
before color vision. When recovery has been complete, recurrences are
unusual. Although extremely rare, cases of spontaneous improvement of
vision have been reported without patient cooperation.
For toxic optic neuropathies, when the responsible toxin is discontinued,
vision usually recovers to normal over several days to weeks. However,
this does depend in large part on the nature of the offending agent and on
its total exposure before it was removed.
Prognosis
If patients with nutritional optic neuropathy are compliant with the treatment
regimen, and unless the loss of vision is already far advanced, the prospect
for recovery or at least improvement is excellent, except for the most
chronic cases. However, the rate of recovery varies from a few weeks to
several months. The prognosis is also better if treatment is initiated in the
first few months after the onset of symptoms. Visual acuity tends to recover
before color vision. When recovery has been complete, recurrences are
unusual. Although extremely rare, cases of spontaneous improvement of
vision have been reported without patient cooperation.
For toxic optic neuropathies, when the responsible toxin is discontinued,
vision usually recovers to normal over several days to weeks. However,
this does depend in large part on the nature of the offending agent and on
its total exposure before it was removed.
Prognosis
If patients with nutritional optic neuropathy are compliant with the treatment
regimen, and unless the loss of vision is already far advanced, the prospect
for recovery or at least improvement is excellent, except for the most
chronic cases. However, the rate of recovery varies from a few weeks to
several months. The prognosis is also better if treatment is initiated in the
first few months after the onset of symptoms. Visual acuity tends to recover
before color vision. When recovery has been complete, recurrences are
unusual. Although extremely rare, cases of spontaneous improvement of
vision have been reported without patient cooperation.
For toxic optic neuropathies, when the responsible toxin is discontinued,
vision usually recovers to normal over several days to weeks. However,
this does depend in large part on the nature of the offending agent and on
its total exposure before it was removed.
Prognosis
If patients with nutritional optic neuropathy are compliant with the treatment
regimen, and unless the loss of vision is already far advanced, the prospect
for recovery or at least improvement is excellent, except for the most
chronic cases. However, the rate of recovery varies from a few weeks to
several months. The prognosis is also better if treatment is initiated in the
first few months after the onset of symptoms. Visual acuity tends to recover
before color vision. When recovery has been complete, recurrences are
unusual. Although extremely rare, cases of spontaneous improvement of
vision have been reported without patient cooperation.
For toxic optic neuropathies, when the responsible toxin is discontinued,
vision usually recovers to normal over several days to weeks. However,
this does depend in large part on the nature of the offending agent and on
its total exposure before it was removed.
Prognosis
If patients with nutritional optic neuropathy are compliant with the treatment
regimen, and unless the loss of vision is already far advanced, the prospect
for recovery or at least improvement is excellent, except for the most
chronic cases. However, the rate of recovery varies from a few weeks to
several months. The prognosis is also better if treatment is initiated in the
first few months after the onset of symptoms. Visual acuity tends to recover
before color vision. When recovery has been complete, recurrences are
unusual. Although extremely rare, cases of spontaneous improvement of
vision have been reported without patient cooperation.
For toxic optic neuropathies, when the responsible toxin is discontinued,
vision usually recovers to normal over several days to weeks. However,
this does depend in large part on the nature of the offending agent and on
its total exposure before it was removed.