Neuroretinitis
Neuroretinitis is a combined inflammation of both the retina and the optic nerve.
Classification:
Neuroretinitis can be broadly classified as:
- Infectious Neuroretinitis, or
- Idiopathic Neuroretinitis - in which no clear infectious or inflammatory etiology is found
Treatment is usually directed at addressing the cause of theneuroretinitis, e.g. of the infection in the case of infectious neuroretinitis. Antibiotics may be used to treat infectious neuroretinitis while corticosteroids are sometimes used to treat idiopathic neuroretinitis. Where possible neuroretinitis is generally treated by a specialist in ophthalmology, i.e. an ophthalmologist.
More about Ophthalmology:
This section includes short definitions
of many diseases, disorders, and conditions of the eyes and visual system.
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- A diagram of the eye
- Definitions and descriptions of the parts of the eye
- A concise description of the human retina
- Definitions of parts of the retina
- Clinical and surgical procedures re. eyes and human visual system
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