neuritis retrobulbar
51Melkersson syndrome — Melkersson Rosenthal syndrome an autosomal dominant condition usually beginning in childhood or adolescence, characterized chiefly by chronic noninflammatory facial swelling, usually confined to the lips in the form of granulomatous cheilitis,… …
52Behçet's syndrome — a recurrent multisystem disease characterized by aphthous ulcers in the mouth, genital ulcers, severe inflammation of the iris and other parts of the uveal tract of the eye (see uveitis), and retrobulbar neuritis. It may also involve the joints… …
53multiple sclerosis — MS; = disseminated sclerosis a chronic disease of the nervous system affecting young and middle aged adults. The myelin sheaths surrounding nerves in the brain and spinal cord are damaged, which affects the function of the nerves involved. The… …
54pseudoneuritis — n. a condition that resembles retrobulbar neuritis but is not due to inflammation. The most usual cause is blockage of blood vessels in the optic nerve (ischaemic optic neuropathy) …
