Optic neuritis secondary to sinus disease.

Sinus disease is an infrequent, but treatable, cause of optic neuritis. We treated three patients in whom optic neuritis was caused by sinus disease. Treatment of the underlying sinus condition resulted in the improvement of vision.

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