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Definition of Retrobulbar neuritis
1. Noun. Inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in multiple sclerosis.
Medical Definition of Retrobulbar neuritis
1. Optic neuritis without swelling of the optic disk. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrobulbar Neuritis
Literary usage of Retrobulbar neuritis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"(6) retrobulbar neuritis. 102.—retrobulbar neuritis is located in the orbital
division of the optic nerve. Hence, upon ophthalmoscopic examination, ..."
2. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs, Alexander Duane (1899)
"Owing to the absence of distinct ophthalmoscopic changes in the recent cases,
the diagnosis of retrobulbar neuritis must be made from the other symptoms, ..."
3. A Handbook of the diseases of the eye and their treatment by Henry Rosborough Swanzy (1897)
"The two following diseases—chronic retrobulbar neuritis or central amblyopia,
and optic neuritis with persistent dropping from the nostril—must be treated ..."
4. A Text-book of the Diseases of the Small Domestic Animals by Oscar Victor Brumley (1921)
"Prognosis.— The prognosis is unfavorable. Partial or complete blindness will
usually result. retrobulbar neuritis. Definition.—An inflammation of the optic ..."
5. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1919)
"A case of retrobulbar neuritis manifesting itself clinically by a sudden onset of
... That tonsillar infection may excite a retrobulbar neuritis is ..."
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