Optic Nerve Avulsion and Retinal Detachment After Penetrating Ocular Trauma: Case Report | Zendy

Mehmet Fatih Kağan Değirmenci | Zendy; F. Nilüfer Yalçındağ | Zendy; Hüban Atilla | Zendy

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Optic Nerve Avulsion and Retinal Detachment After Penetrating Ocular Trauma: Case Report

Author(s) -

Mehmet Fatih Kağan Değirmenci,

F. Nilüfer Yalçındağ,

Hüban Atilla

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

turkish journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654

H-Index - 10

eISSN - 2147-2661

pISSN - 1300-0659

DOI - 10.4274/tjo.31549

Subject(s) - avulsion , optic nerve , sclera , medicine , retinal detachment , blunt trauma , anatomy , retinal , lamina , ophthalmology , retina , surgery , biology , neuroscience

Optic nerve avulsion is a rare pathology with poor prognosis usually seen after blunt trauma. The optic nerve is separated from the sclera by indirect forces due to the relatively weak structure of the lamina cribrosa area. Here we describe an 11-year-old boy who experienced optic nerve avulsion and retinal detachment after penetrating ocular trauma.

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