Antihistamine may reverse vision damage associated with multiple sclerosis

An OTC antihistamine reversed chronic vision damage in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to a preliminary study released ahead of the American Academy of Neurology meeting. Ari Green, MD, of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues reported in a press release that clemastine fumarate, which is used to treat allergy and common cold symptoms, reversed damage from optic neuropathy.

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