optic neuritis: Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve, the nerve that carries the visual signal from the eye to the brain.The conditionmay cause sudden, reduced vision in the affected eye(s). While the cause of optic neuritis is unknown, it has been associated with autoimmune diseases, infections, multiple sclerosis , drug toxicity and deficiency of vitamin B-12. Vision often returns to normal within 2-3 weeks without treatment. In some cases, corticosteroids are given to speed recovery. If known, the underlying cause should be treated.
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
|---|---|
Phenotype data |
429209 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
429209 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
429209 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters: 2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
2853 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
2853 |
5. Include endpoints |
3124 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
2991 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Controls for this endpoint are individuals that are not cases.
Extra metadata
Level in the ICD hierarchy
2
First used in FinnGen datafreeze
DF2
Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
based on the number of shared cases.
Broader endpoints:
Narrower endpoints:
Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | |||
| Whole population | 27317 | 15860 | 11283 |
| Only index persons | 24341 | 14506 | 9835 |
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
| Whole population | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.32 |
| Only index persons | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.38 |
| Median age at first event (years) | |||
| Whole population | 42.35 | 40.11 | 45.40 |
| Only index persons | 41.50 | 39.25 | 44.83 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 2991 | 1962 | 1029 |
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.57 |
| Median age at first event (years) | 44.79 | 40.34 | 53.27 |
-FinRegistry-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Cumulative Incidence Function
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: H7_OPTNERVE – Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathways
GWS hits: -
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