Treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy with high-dose corticosteroid

High dose methylprednisolone is often used for the treatment of acute traumatic optic neuropathy (TON). However, there are no prospective, randomized trials to attest to its benefit. This article (written by an expert in TON) reviews the treatment of TON. It emphasizes that the largest retrospective study showed no benefit of high-dose corticosteroid treatment of TON. Moreover, subsequent study of such treatment of acute spinal cord injury has...