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Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve) Symptom Report

Optic neuritis is the inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision. It is classified as either intraocular, affecting the part of the nerve within the eyeball, or retrobulbar, affecting the portion behind the eyeball. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve) severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)

Treatments Patients Take For Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
15 7% Prednisone: 7%
12 5% Ophthalmic Examination: 5%
8 4% MRI: 4%
4 2% Methylprednisolone: 2%
4 2% Visual Field Test: 2%
2 1% Omega 3 Fish Oil: 1%
2 1% Sunglasses: 1%
1 0% Acetaminophen: 0%
1 0% Ibuprofen: 0%
1 0% Interferon beta-1a IM Injection: 0%
1 0% IVIg Intravenous Immuno Globulin: 0%
1 0% MSM Eye Drops: 0%
1 0% NOW Multivitamins: 0%
1 0% Visual Evoked Potential VEP: 0%

Report created on November 21, 2009.