An Optometrist might be one of the first doctors to see signs of multiple sclerosis taking shape in your body. Those with MS will usually experience inflammation in their optic nerves. The inflammation can cause everything from blurriness to double vision to occur.
How do they test your eyes for MS?
A Johns Hopkins-based study of a group of 40 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients used a process called optical coherence tomography (OCT) to scan the layers of nerve fibers of the retina in the back of the eye, which become the optic nerve.
Can you see MS in eyes?
In fact, it's the only part of the brain you can see from the outside. A common early warning sign that you may have MS is vision problems that originate in the optic nerve. So a damaged optic nerve becomes a perfect place to look for early MS.