Thank You so much , i really appreciate your comment , it helped me understand it a little bit better , i will look into talking b12 and vitiman D , and hopefully it will help things :)
Hi sidewaysvision.
It must be hard to live with this type of condition, which has many etiologies.
The inflammation of the optic nerve and damage to the myelin sheath, is actually what optic neuritis is caused by.
So, it's a process of elimination of underlying conditions, starting with MS, the most likely one, which has already been ruled out.
Other conditions to rule out: bacterial infections like Lyme's, cat scratch disease etc, or viral like herpes, measles etc which can all affect the myelin sheath of the optical nerve and cause inflammation as well at the same time, or A/I conditions like Neuromyelitis optica, Lupus, Sarcoidosis etc.
Certain deficiencies must be ruled out as well, since they could be causative factors. Look into Methylocobalamin (Neurological B12) deficiency, which does not show on standard mma tests.
A separate homosysteine test, usually detects this, however, homocysteine levels can vary. My opinion is a Methylocobalamin trial, sublingual drops or tablets, would serve you better.
Vitamin D3 levels should be checked also.
There are other ON causes like drug induced or hereditary-gene mutations.
You have a better long-term prognosis for your vision than patients with multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica if the latter gets ruled out as well, with a much lower risk for recurrence and most return to near normal vision
within a year after the initial onset.
My comments are not intended as a replacement for medical advice.
Best wishes.
Niko