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Optic Nerve Transection: A Model of Adult Neuron Apoptosis in the Central Nervous System
Published on: May 12, 2011
Neuro-ophthalmology of trauma
1University Eye Hospital, Department of Neuroophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract:
This review focuses on neuro-ophthalmic disorders caused by trauma. Most articles discussed were published after 1995. The review is divided into sections according to the anatomical sites that can be affected by trauma and lead to neuro-ophthalmic symptoms. The topics are the oculomotor nerves and the facial nerve, the cavernous sinus, the orbit, the optic nerve, and the brain. Treatment options are discussed, including strabismus surgery, orbital reconstruction, and medical as well as surgical treatment of traumatic optic neuropathy.

