Scared,

I would make an appointment with an ophthalmologist as soon as possible. This type of doctor is a specialist in diseases of the eyes.

As far as having to start on steroids within 24 hours, that is the first time I have heard of that. When I had ON, there was a definite lag of a week or so before I could even get in to see an ophthalmologist, at which point I was put on steroids.

My eye cleared up in approximately 4 months and I have not had eye problems since then. That was in 1972.

As far as I know, a cyst in the brain is not the same thing as a MS lesion. There are medically knowledgeable people on this board that will correct me if I am wrong about this.

gmi