Lessons from ONTT help in management of optic neuritis

From: Ophthalmology Times | Date: March 15, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

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Baltimore-Ophthalmologists can now use new guidelines on how best to treat optic neuritis based on the results from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial (ONTT), which followed long-term outcomes for 10 years, according to Neil R. Miller, MD, who spoke at the Current Concepts in Ophthalmology Meeting.

Prior to the trial, there were no guidelines for the treatment of optic neuritis, even though it is the second most common ophthalmologic disorder, with glaucoma being the first, he said.

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