AIM: To study the reliability of visual electrophysiological examination(pattern visual evoked potentials, P-VEP),visual field,fundus photography and optical coherence tomography(OCT)to patients with optic neuritis.

METHODS: Visualelectrophysiological examination, visual field, fundus photography and OCT were used in 75 cases(103 eyes). The results of the positive rate of P-VEP, visual field examination,fundus photography and OCT were used to analyze the correlation.

RESULTS: In 75 cases(103 eyes), the P-VEP successfully acquired positive case images in 78 eyes(75.7%), no obvious abnormal in 25 eyes(24.3%). Fundus photography successfully acquired positive case images in 89 eyes(86.4%), no obvious abnormal in 14 eyes(13.6%). Visual field examination successfully acquired positive case images in 85 eyes(82.5%), no obvious abnormal in 18 eyes(17.5%). OCT successfully acquired positive case images in 97 eyes(94.2%), no obvious abnormal in 6 eyes(5.8%).

CONCLUSION: Visual electrophysiological detection, visual field examination, fundus photography and OCT can predict the visual acuity in patients with optic neuritis.