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    Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients showed reduced luminance critical flicker frequency (CFF) and impaired visual function, especially those with prior visual symptoms. These findings highlight subtle visual deficits in mild MS.

    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Ophthalmology
    • Clinical Neurology

    Background:

    • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system.
    • Visual disturbances are common in MS, but comprehensive psychophysical assessments are often limited.
    • Mild MS cases may present with subclinical visual pathway involvement.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To comprehensively assess a range of psychophysical visual functions in patients with mild multiple sclerosis (MS).
    • To compare visual function between MS patients and healthy controls.
    • To investigate the impact of a history of visual symptoms on visual function in MS.

    Main Methods:

    • Evaluated luminance threshold, two-flash resolution, perceptual latency, luminance critical flicker frequency (CFF), and chromatic CFF in both eyes of MS patients and normal controls.

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  • Assessed variabilities of these functions and correlations between chromatic and luminance CFFs.
  • Subdivided MS patients based on a history of visual symptoms.

    • Main Results:

    • MS patients exhibited significantly reduced luminance CFF and a diminished gradient of chromatic CFF against luminance CFF compared to controls.
    • The subgroup of MS patients with prior visual symptoms showed significant impairments in luminance threshold, luminance CFF, and two-flash resolution variability.
    • MS patients without prior visual symptoms did not show significant individual parameter impairment, but had a lower than normal gradient for chromatic CFF against luminance CFF.

    Conclusions:

    • Mild multiple sclerosis can lead to significant impairments in specific visual functions, particularly luminance CFF and chromatic/luminance CFF relationships.
    • A history of visual symptoms in MS is associated with more widespread and pronounced psychophysical visual deficits.
    • Comprehensive visual function testing is crucial for detecting subtle neurological impairments in MS patients, even with mild disease presentation.