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eISSN: 2719-3209
ISSN: 0023-2157
Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica
Bieżący numer Archiwum Filmy Artykuły w druku O czasopiśmie Suplementy Rada naukowa Recenzenci Bazy indeksacyjne Prenumerata Kontakt Zasady publikacji prac Opłaty publikacyjne Standardy etyczne i procedury
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SCImago Journal & Country Rank
2/2008
vol. 110
 
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Endoskopowe odbarczenie nerwu wzrokowego u chorych z pourazowymi zaburzeniami widzenia

Andrzej Sieśkiewicz
1
,
Tomasz Łysoń
2
,
Zenon Mariak
2
,
Marek Rogowski
1

  1. Klinika Otolaryngologii Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Białymstoku
  2. Klinika Neurochirurgii Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Białymstoku
Data publikacji online: 2008/06/25
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Purpose: Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is a dangerous complication of head trauma but the mechanism of the symptoms

still remains obscure. Moreover, there is no uniformly accepted treatment protocol for this condition. Endoscopic, minimally

invasive decompression of the optic nerve in its bony canal is an alternative to conservative approach.

Material and methods: Endoscopic optic nerve decompression was performed in 6 patients, whom head trauma caused blindness or severe impairment of vision. In 5 of them direct optic nerve injury might have been suspected due to presence of bony

fractures in the region of the optic canal and the orbital apex. The time from the trauma to the surgical intervention varied from

8 hours to 30 days. All the patients before the attempted surgery were treated with steroids, however the doses and time of

this treatment varied significantly.

Results: There were no complications of the surgery; all the patients were mobilized on the day of operation and reported no

problems with nasal breathing. Vision improved in 2 of 6 patients (33.3%), interestingly both of them had experienced rather

gradually developing deterioration of vision during several hours after the trauma.

Conclusions: Endoscopic optic nerve decompression is a minimally invasive and safe procedure to be employed for optic nerve

decompression in patients with posttraumatic impairment of vision.
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