Effects of high-dose prednisolone on optic nerve head blood flow in patients with acute optic neuritis.

Background In this study, patients with optic neuritis were treated with high-dose prednisolone. Little information is available about the effects of this treatment on ocular blood flow. We set out to investigate the effects of high-dose prednisolone on optic nerve head (ONH) blood flow in patients with acute optic neuritis.