Indirect optic nerve injury in two-wheeler riders in northeast India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-480

  Bhattacharjee, Harsha ^a   Bhattacharjee, Kasturi ^a   Jain, Lokesh ^a   Sarma, Gitumoni ^a   Sarma, Angshuman ^a   Medhi, Jnanankar ^a   Das, Dipankar ^a   Buragohain, Sanjoy ^a  

^a Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Orbital rim injury; Posterior indirect traumatic optic neuropathy; Protective headwear; Two wheeler

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INDIA; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; ORBIT; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; CHILD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INDIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; ORBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 54349113137     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.43367     Document Type: Article

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