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EDWIN BLAKESLEE DUNPHY, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1930;3(2):208-214.

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Ophthalmic literature is full of articles and discussions on retrobulbar neuritis. Not only is there considerable difference of opinion in regard to its etiology, but the confusing terminology of optic neuritis, papillitis, choked disk, etc., has made it difficult to determine just which signs and symptoms constitute the disease.

Therefore, it may be well to state that retrobulbar neuritis in this article means the symptom complex consisting of rather rapid loss of visual acuity associated with a central scotoma and usually normal, but at times varying, peripheral fields. There may be pain and tenderness on moving the eyeball. The ophthalmoscopic picture is usually normal, but in some cases the disk shows blurred margins and congestion of the vessels. The disease may attack one or both eyes. There is a definite tendency toward recovery, although in some cases sight is irreparably damaged. Recurring attacks are not infrequent.

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Author Affiliations
BOSTON

From the Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, Jan. 2, 1930.

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