[Features of the course of retrobulbar neuritis in alcoholic intoxication].

The authors analyzed the course of bilateral retrobulbar neuritis (RN) in 39 patients with alcoholic intoxication. In almost one-third of those studied RN was first the only sign of the disease (24 patients suffered from chronic alcoholism of different stages). They were followed up for 1 to 3 years. Characteristics of disorders of the central and peripheral vision and of the status of the ocular fundus were found to correlate with general signs of intoxication. The data obtained my be of a definite significance for the timely specification of the diagnosis and aetiology of the process in patients with syndromes of bilateral RN.