Dr. Rajesh Shah's advice on Optic Neuritis Dr Shah's recommendation Limited role. Recommended Scope of Homeopathy: It dose not offer immediate cure. It helps long term.

Optic Neuritis

Optic neuritis is inflammation or swelling of the optic nerve which is the nerve supplying the eye from the brain that may cause complete or partial blindness. It destroys the outer lining or sheath of the nerve.

Causes:

• Multiple Sclerosis, almost 50% of the patients with multiple sclerosis develop this disease
• Herpes Zoster virus
• Autoimmune disorders like Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
• Chloremphenicol ,an antibiotic used to treat typhoid
• Inflammation of blood vessels supplying the nerve
• Ethambutol, an anti-tubercular drug

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