Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: The extent of bony optic canal injury documented during surgery indicated that this had been underestimated in this series by CT findings. Vision improved in eight patients, five of whom had had no light perception preoperatively. CONCLUSION: Primary surgical decompression of the optic nerve within 48 h of injury produces beneficial results. Testing of visual acuity 6 weeks after surgery does not serve as a reliable predictor of final outcome.
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Authors | Thomas-Michael Wohlrab, Stefan Maas, J P de Carpentier |
Journal | Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica
(Acta Ophthalmol Scand)
Vol. 80
Issue 3
Pg. 287-93
(Jun 2002)
ISSN: 1395-3907 [Print] Denmark |
PMID | 12059868
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Decompression, Surgical
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Optic Nerve Injuries
(surgery)
- Orbit
(injuries)
- Orbital Fractures
(surgery)
- Retrospective Studies
- Visual Acuity
- Visual Fields
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