title: [Treatment of acute optic neuritis with large doses of corticosteroids].
abstract: The aim of this study is to compare two modes of treatment of acute optic neuritis (AON).
  
  
  METHODS
  98 patients, treated between January 1992 and February 1995, after diagnosis of AON were included in this study. The diagnosis and results of treatment were determined on the basis of ophthalmological examination including visual acuity, perimetry, colour vision testing and neurological assessment. A comparison was made between the two treatment regimens of AON: oral and peribulbar injections of steroids versus intravenous administration followed by oral medication with steroids. The results are in agreement with other studies and show that intravenous steroids followed by oral steroids are more effective treatment of AON on its own or in association with MS.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Okulistyki AM w Lublinie.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toczołowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lewandowska-Furmanik
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Stelmasiak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woźniak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chmiel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000328:Adult; D003118:Color Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
vernacular_title: Leczenie ostrego zapalenia nerwu wzrokowego za pomoca duzych dawek kortykosterydów.