[The importance of an in-depth study of visual functions in patients with a traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula]

As many as 78 patients with traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula were examined. Apart from routine clinical examination we determined th flickering fusion frequency, pupil cycle time; we employed visocontrastoperimetry and fluorescent angiography to identify early disturbances in visual functions and allow some judgement about time course of changes in the preoperative and postoperative course of the condition. This should help us in dealing efficiently with visual disorders.