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DON can result in permanent blindness and often requires the use of corticosteroids and surgical decompression. We favor the use of intravenous corticosteroids and a transcaruncular approach when surgical decompression is indicated. The use of orbital radiation for DON is often reserved for patients that are poor surgical candidates and/or patients with refractory disease.
Blandford et al. (Wed,) studied this question.