Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4114864 | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryPurposeThe aim of this randomized prospective study was to evaluate role of early decompression in the cases of traumatic optic neuropathy in children.Materials and methodsThirty-one children with a diagnosis of traumatic optic neuropathy were operated upon by transnasal trans-sphenoidal optic nerve decompression and the results were evaluated.ResultsPatients presenting early and those who were operated early in the course of their illness showed a better recovery.ConclusionEarly intervention can help preventing the blindness in as many as 80 and of the cases following the injury.
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Authors
Ashok K. Gupta, Anish K. Gupta, Amod Gupta, S.K. Malhotra,