Optic
Neuritis in Ramathibodi Hospital
Anuchit
Poonyathalang, M.D.*
Maytinee Suksuratchai,
M.D.**
*
and ** Department of ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital,
Bangkok 10400.
ABSTRACTThis
retrospective study of 42 optic neuritis patients, who were treated during
1985 to 1996 in Neuro-ophthalmology clinic, Ophthalmology department, Ramathibodi
Hospital included general characteristics and visual outcome after treatment
with methylprednisolone compared with dexamethasone and prednisolone.
The study showed
that there was no statistical significant difference in 3 treatment groups
about final visual outcome and time of visual improvement. But the patients
in prednisolone group had recurrent optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis
in higher rate than methylprednisolone group. So oral prednisolone alone
is not recommended for treatment of acute optic neuritis.
Thai
J Ophthalmol 1996 ; July-December 10(2) : 139-146.
Optic
Neuritis in Ramathibodi Hospital
Anuchit
Poonyathalang, M.D.*
Maytinee Suksuratchai,
M.D.**
*
and ** Department of ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital,
Bangkok 10400.
ABSTRACT
This
retrospective study of 42 optic neuritis patients, who were treated during
1985 to 1996 in Neuro-ophthalmology clinic, Ophthalmology department, Ramathibodi
Hospital included general characteristics and visual outcome after treatment
with methylprednisolone compared with dexamethasone and prednisolone.
The study showed
that there was no statistical significant difference in 3 treatment groups
about final visual outcome and time of visual improvement. But the patients
in prednisolone group had recurrent optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis
in higher rate than methylprednisolone group. So oral prednisolone alone
is not recommended for treatment of acute optic neuritis.
Thai
J Ophthalmol 1996 ; July-December 10(2) : 139-146.
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