Can optic neuritis be treated with ofloxacin eye ointment

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Optic neuritis is a common eye disease, which can occur in adults, and many children are also victims of traditional Chinese medicine. Here to see if optic neuritis can be treated with ofloxacin eye ointment.

Can optic neuritis be treated with ofloxacin eye ointment

First of all: in the choice of drugs for the treatment of optic neuritis, it is best to decide according to the condition. Optic neuritis or optic nerve papillitis is the general term for inflammation of any part of the optic nerve, which generally refers to inflammatory demyelination, infection, non-specific inflammation and other diseases of the optic nerve. Clinically, according to the location of the lesion, optic neuritis can be divided into intrabulbar optic neuritis and retrobulbar optic neuritis. Optic neuritis is mostly unilateral, optic papillitis is more common in children, retrobulbar optic neuritis is more common in young adults.

Secondly: the patient is the first onset, and has no history of multiple sclerosis or optic neuritis before. ① if at least one demyelination is found on MRI, glucocorticoid pulse therapy can be used to accelerate the recovery of vision and reduce the recurrence rate. ② if MRI is normal, the possibility of multiple sclerosis (MS) is very low, but intravenous glucocorticoid pulse therapy can still be used to accelerate the recovery of vision.

Finally: for the patients who have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or optic neuritis in the past, glucocorticoid pulse therapy can be used in the relapse stage, or immunosuppressant and gamma globulin can be selected as appropriate, and vitamin B drugs and vasodilators can be used in the recovery stage.

matters needing attention

Besides the treatment of post bulbar optic neuritis, the usual diet should be light, spicy food should not be eaten, patients can eat more food containing vitamin A, which is helpful to improve the condition.