Controversies in neuro-ophthalmology: Steroid therapy for traumatic optic neuropathy.

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dc.contributor.authorSaxena, Rohit
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Digvijay
dc.contributor.authorMenon, Vimla
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-04T09:17:10Z
dc.date.available2015-02-04T09:17:10Z
dc.date.issued2014-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: There is an increase in the incidence of traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) due to increasing urbanization and rapid spurt in the number of motor vehicles on the road. Despite early presentation and ease of diagnosis the visual outcomes in TON are still limited. There is also significant confusion about the timing, dose and efficacy of steroid treatment in its management. Purpose: To provide a clinical update of the pros and cons of steroid therapy for TON. Design: The paper is a retrospective review of the currently available literature in the English language indexed in PubMed. Methods: A PubMed search was conducted by the authors using the following terms: Traumatic optic neuropathy, megadose, steroids, methylprednisolone. Relevant original articles, review articles, and case reports related to the topic of discussion were evaluated and discussed in the paper. Results: There is no prospective randomized control trial evaluating the effect of steroids in TON. There are varying reports on the effect of steroid therapy from significant improvement to no difference compared to observation. Conclusion: The decision to give steroids to patients with TON has to be on an individual case to case basis and must involve informed consent from the patient. There are documented advantages and disadvantages of steroid therapy and a prospective, randomized, controlled trial is necessary comparing steroids, surgery and observation before definitive management can be evolved.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSaxena Rohit, Singh Digvijay, Menon Vimla. Controversies in neuro-ophthalmology: Steroid therapy for traumatic optic neuropathy. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014 Oct ; 62 (10): 1028-1030.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/155784
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278117/en_US
dc.subjectMegadoseen_US
dc.subjectmethylprednisoloneen_US
dc.subjectsteroidsen_US
dc.subjecttraumatic optic neuropathyen_US
dc.titleControversies in neuro-ophthalmology: Steroid therapy for traumatic optic neuropathy.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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