Open AccessNavigation-guided optic canal decompression for traumatic optic neuropathy: Two case reports
Author(s) -
Kasturi Bhattacharjee,
Samir Serasiya,
Deepika Kapoor,
Harsha Bhattacharjee
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1167_17
Subject(s) - optic canal , medicine , optic neuropathy , decompression , optic nerve , ophthalmology , surgery
Two cases of traumatic optic neuropathy presented with profound loss of vision. Both cases received a course of intravenous corticosteroids elsewhere but did not improve. They underwent Navigation guided optic canal decompression via external transcaruncular approach, following which both cases showed visual improvement. Postoperative Visual Evoked Potential and optical coherence technology of Retinal nerve fibre layer showed improvement. These case reports emphasize on the role of stereotactic navigation technology for optic canal decompression in cases of traumatic optic neuropathy.