Surgical Treatment for Traumatic Optic Neuropathy / 대한신경손상학회지
Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
;
: 55-60, 2018.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is an important cause of severe visual loss after blunt or penetrating head and facial trauma. High-dose steroids and surgical interventions have been applied in the indirect TON. However, there is no convincing evidence that results of the treatment have any strong benefits in terms of improvement of visual acuity. Nevertheless, surgical decompression should be considered in the case of a direct bony compression to the optic nerve and a progressive visual loss in indirect TON. Neurosurgeon should be aware the surgical indication, optimal timing and relevant technique for the optic canal (OC) decompression. In this review article, we will focus on the surgical approaches to the OC and how to decompress it.
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Main subject:
Optic Nerve
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Steroids
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Visual Acuity
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Decompression, Surgical
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Optic Nerve Injuries
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Decompression
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Neurosurgeons
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Head
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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