Will Multiple Sclerosis Causes Blindness?

People with MS may experience blindness, whether partial or full. Advanced demyelination can destroy your optic nerve or other parts of your body responsible for vision. This can permanently affect eyesight.

What is a common eye disorder associated with multiple sclerosis?

Optic neuritis, or inflammation of the optic (vision) nerve, is a common symptom of MS, according to the NMSS.

What does eye pain in MS feel like?

Most people who develop optic neuritis have eye pain that's worsened by eye movement. Sometimes the pain feels like a dull ache behind the eye. Vision loss in one eye. Most people have at least some temporary reduction in vision, but the extent of loss varies.