Hart Nat Hentoff David Horowitz Arianna Huffington Marianne Jennings Michael Kelly Mort Kondracke Ch. Because of optic neuritis, I've become blind in my left eye. I'm a graphic artist whose career depends on good vision. In many cases of optic neuritis, no cause can be discovered, however.
Treatment depends on the cause, providing one can be identified.
If therapy is begun early enough, vision may return. In contrast, if diagnosis and treatment are delayed, permanent damage will result because of post-neuritic optic atrophy, actual shrinkage of the optic nerve. I do not know how to protect your remaining vision. Because total blindness is such a disastrous possibility, I urge you to discuss your concerns with your ophthalmologist. His doctor put him on a low-salt diet.