Traumatic optic neuropathy complicating facial fracture repair

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 352-355

  Li, Kasey K ^a,b   Teknos, Theodoros N ^a   Lauretano, Arthur ^a   Joseph, Michael P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindness; Nerve; Optic

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030842769     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199708050-00004     Document Type: Article

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