Are there eye problems or vision problems that can occur as a symptom of having TM?
No. By definition TM is a disorder of the spinal cord and cannot affect vision. Vision is affected by disorders of the eye, optic nerve, or optic pathways that radiate to the visual cortex that is located in the back of the brain (occipital lobe). However, there is a disorder that is related to TM named acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). This is a monophasic inflammation of white matter in multiple areas of the central nervous system including brain, brainstem, optic nerves and spinal cord. It is triggered by the same things as post-infectious/post-vaccinal transverse myelitis. Some researchers propose that TM is just a form fruste (a partial form in which not all of the elements of the syndrome are present) or isolated, limited form of ADEM. So it is possible that one might develop an acute problem with spinal cord, vision or eye movement abnormalities as part of the same process. Spinal cord and optic nerve demyelination may also occur simultaneously or in close temporal re
