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Management of acute optic neuritis.
Optic neuritis is a common condition that causes reversible loss of vision. It can be clinically isolated or can arise as one of the manifestations of multiple sclerosis. Occasional cases are due to other causes, and in these instances management can differ radically. The treatment of optic neuritis has been investigated in several trials, the results of which have shown that corticosteroids sp...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.77020