He founded the first public library and fire department. It is impossible to talk of the American Revolutionary War without mentioning George Washington or Benjamin Franklin as both were indispensable to the cause of liberty and the new republic. When Benjamin was 15 years old his brother James founded the New England Courant. 2  The New England Courant was the first independent newspaper in the colonies and would have a profound effect on Benjamin.
1 Optic neuritis is frequently associated with multiple sclerosis. 2  Other causes include infections, autoimmune disease, and injury to the optic nerve. 3  The symptoms of optic neuritis include vision loss, reduced color vision, and pain on movement of the eye with recovery over weeks to a month, in most cases. Other causes include infections, autoimmune disease, and injury to the optic nerve. 2  The symptoms of optic neuritis include vision loss, reduced color vision, and pain on movement of the eye with recovery over weeks to a month, in most cases.
Optic neuritis. The visual symptoms that occur in MS may be the result of optic neuritis â inflammation of the optic nerve â or lesions (damaged areas) along the nerve pathways that control eye movements and visual coordination. Optic neuritis may result in blurring or graying of vision, or blindness in one eye. A scotoma or dark spot may occur in the center of the visual field. Optic neuritis is almost always self-limiting, and affected individuals generally make a good recovery.