Orbital apex syndrome associated with fractures of the inferomedial orbital wall
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Orbital apex syndrome associated with fractures of the inferomedial orbital wall
Although trauma is one of the main causes of orbital apex syndrome (OAS), reports of OAS associated with orbital fractures are relatively rare. We recently treated two patients who sustained severe visual impairment with damage to multiple cranial nerves (third to sixth) associated with inferomedial orbital wall fractures. In these patients, posterior movement of the globe caused neuropathy of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s42811