Traumatic Optic Neuropathy

Traumatic optic nerve head avulsion and traumatic optic neuropathy are serious and can be visually devastating. Most cases have poor prognosis for visual recovery, leaving patients with minimal or no vision in the affected eye.

DENVER — Approximately half of experts report routinely using antibiotics to treat orbital floor fractures and using steroids for traumatic optic neuropathy, according to survey results presented here.

by Michael S. Cooper, OD