In developed countries, this typically includes adult men who are shorter than 163 centimetres (5 ft 4 in) tall and adult women who are shorter than 150 centimetres (4 ft 11 in) tall.hus thousands of men under this height were denied the ability to fight in the war. As a result of pressure to allow them entry, special  Bantam Battalions  were created composed of men who were 5 feet 0 inches (152 cm) to 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm).
If the optic nerve becomes swollen, vision can be dramatically affected. While swollen optic nerves can have many causes, the most common ones include papilledema or increased spinal fluid pressure, inflammation, blood vessel blockage, infection and a mass compressing the nerve.
There are many causes of optic neuritis unassociated with multiple sclerosis, including: 1  Infections: Bacterial infections, including Lyme disease, tuberculosis, cat scratch fever, toxoplasmosis and syphilis, or viral infections such as HIV, hepatitis B, and herpes zoster can cause optic neuritis. Radiation therapy to the head is an uncommon cause of optic neuritis. 2  Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, an inherited form of vision loss that affects mostly males in their 20s or 30s, may cause optic neuritis.