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Old 04-28-2009, 09:11 PM
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Default NO Oral

Last time I reviewed the med literature (mostly NIH abstracts) it seemed that oral steroids alone was NOT recommended and that even the taper was unnecessary and that the oral steroids made Optic Neuritis worse over time.

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