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Neuro-Ophthalmology Volume 1, 1980 - Issue 1
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Delayed post traumatic optic neuropathy with recovery after unroofing of optic canal

Stephen Goldware Department of Surgery, Lafayette General Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
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Roland Sylvester Department of Surgery, Lafayette General Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
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Larry Baker Department of Surgery, Lafayette General Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Pages 77-78 | Received 21 May 1980, Accepted 16 Jun 1980, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Optic nerve injury from closed head trauma may be delayed in onset even if the optic canal is narrowed by fracture. Micro neurosurgical unroofing of the optic canal followed by gradual return of vision is documented in two cases.

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