Citation

Andersen MR, Gade E. Ugeskr. Laeger 2014; 176(3A): ePub.

Affiliation

Øjenafdelingen, Odense Universitetshospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C. ija_maria@hotmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Den Alm Danske Laegerforening)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25347179

Abstract

Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is a rare and potentially vision-threatening condition caused by ocular or head trauma. The treatment of TON is controversial with no evidence-based guidelines. We describe a case of an eight-year-old boy, who lost his vision on the right eye after having had a trauma of his left lower eyelid when he fell with a bamboo stick. Vision loss was not detected until ten days after the accident, where there were no light perception and a relative afferent pupillary defect. We attributed the vision loss to TON and no treatment was given. Within months optic disc pallor developed.

Language: da