Traumatic Optic Neuropathy and Monocular Blindness following Transnasal Penetrating Optic Canal Injury by a Wooden Foreign Body

Traumatic Optic Neuropathy and Monocular Blindness following Transnasal Penetrating Optic Canal Injury by a Wooden Foreign Body

Purpose: To report a case of right eye blindness due to a penetrating injury in the contralateral nostril. Methods: This is a case report of a 67-year-old patient who presented to the emergency room complaining of transient blurred vision in his right eye after falling on a small branch with no appa...

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Main Authors: Reem Younis, Eran Berkowitz, Roni Shreter, Anat Kesler, Itzhak Braverman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Transnasal penetration
Sinonasal injury
Wooden foreign body
Optic canal injury
Traumatic optic neuropathy
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/490758

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