Reversal of blindness after facial fracture repair by prompt optic nerve decompression

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 648-650

  Li, Kasey ^a,b   Meara, John G ^a   Joseph, Michael P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b Facial Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACE FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030926444     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(97)90503-6     Document Type: Article

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