Articles, Issue 1/2022

Traumatic Optic Neuropathy – Case Report

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A. Oscar, N. Andonova, M. Krupev, G. Dimitrova


Abstract

Blunt eye trauma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. In 2013, approximately 18 million people worldwide suffered of unilateral blindness, associated with trauma [3]. The incidence of ocular traumatism is higher among children, compared to adults [3].
We report a case of an 8-year-old girl, hit with a blunt hard object in the area of left orbit. Shortly after the traumatic incident, she complained of total loss of vision in the left eye. The patient was admitted to the Ophthalmology department of the University hospital ,,Aleksandrovska”, where a significant edema of the optic nerve was diagnosed.
Powerful antiedematous therapy was performed with no vision improvement.
Every single head trauma, even a minor, can have a potentially blinding outcome.
 
 Key words: Blindness, optic nerve, optic neuropathy, trauma

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Address for correspondence:

Ophthalmology department, Мedical University – Sofia
UMHAT “Alexandrovska”
1, “St. Georgi Sofiyski”, Blvd.
1431, Sofia
Bulgaria
e-mail: lina_andonova@yahoo.com