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The cause of optic neuritis is unknown. Sudden inflammation of the optic nerve (the nerve connecting the eye and the brain) leads to swelling and destruction of its outer shell, called the myelin sheath. The inflammation may occasionally be the re...

Source:ADAM

Date:October 20, 2006

Optic Neuritis

Optic neuritis is a vision disorder characterized by inflammation of the optic nerve.

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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