Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Accompanying Orbital Grease Gun Injury
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Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Accompanying Orbital Grease Gun Injury
We report a case of traumatic optic neuropathy accompanying a grease gun injury to the orbit. A 48-year-old man with a grease gun injury visited our clinic with decreased visual acuity, proptosis and limited extraocular movement (EOM). Orbital CT revealed a crescent mass of fat in the medial intraconal space. The grease was exuded from a lacerated conjunctival wound. The visual evoked potential...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1011-8942
DOI: 10.3341/kjo.2010.24.2.134