Best Doctors for Optic Neuritis Treatment in Khammam

Optic Neuritis is an that causes inflammation to the optic nerve. Optic neuritis is classified into different types, such as typical, atypical, and pediatric types. Optic neuritis induces symptoms such as eye pain, visual field defects or vision loss, vision acuity loss, and dyschromatopsia characterized by color vision loss. Optic neuritis majorly occurs due to autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, drugs, toxins, infections like bacterial, fungal and parasitic and other conditions like lack of blood flow, nerve compression, vitamin deficiencies and metabolic conditions like type 2 diabetes. Typical optic neuritis has close association with multiple sclerosis and causative factors of atypical optic neuritis include neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and MOG- antibody-associated disease. The treatment options for optic neuritis include intravenous anti-inflammatory drugs like corticosteroids, addressing the underlying causes or contributing factors, plasma exchange (PLEX) and supportive care.