Aired February 4/5 2016. Synopsis: While Stefan secretly struggles with his own experience in the Phoenix stone, he tries to help Damon recover and regain his grip on reality; Matt spirals out of control; Tyler attends Alaric's baby shower; Caroline makes an upsetting discovery.
A Multiple Sclerosis Foundation answered. Optic neuritis, a common first sign of multiple sclerosis (MS), can cause blurry vision, blind spots, dimmed color and eye pain. A follow-up study of people with optic neuritis found that the majority of those examined 15 years later had 20/20 vision in the affected eye.
1 Approximately half of people with MS will have at least one episode of optic neuritis. 2  Frequently, it is the first symptom of MS. 3  Optic neuritis may result in blurring or graying of vision, or, rarely, blindness in one eye. 4  A dark spot may also occur in the center of the visual field.