The optic nerve located behind the eyeball
Retrobulbar neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eyeball, leading to vision loss, usually in one eye. It is typically associated with multiple sclerosis or other demyelinating conditions. Treatment may involve corticosteroids to reduce inflammation and improve vision.
Neuritis is inflammation of a nerve. There are different types of neuritis such as optic neuritis (affecting the optic nerve), cranial neuritis (involving the cranial nerves), and peripheral neuritis (affecting peripheral nerves outside the brain and spinal cord). Each type can have various causes and symptoms.
Treatment of optic neuritis with steroids is controversial
The main term is acute vestibular neuritis.
Immediate decompression is Traumatic Retrobulbar Hemorrhage via transcranial.
There is a strong association between optic neuritis and MS
Seventy-five percent of patients with optic neuritis are women
If you do a retrobulbar block, the nystagmus will stop.
Optic neuritis tends to afflict young adults with an average age in their 30s
Guy Hains has written: 'Post-traumatic neuritis' -- subject(s): Neuritis
Neuritis is inflammation of a nerve, so it relates to the nervous system.
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