@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of prognostic factors of endoscopic optic nerve decompression in traumatic blindness",
journal="Acta oto-laryngologica",
year="2013",
author="Song, Yexun and Li, Heqing and Ma, Yanhong and Li, Wei and Zhang, Xiaowei and Pan, Xueying and Tan, Guolin",
volume="133",
number="11",
pages="1196-1200",
abstract="CONCLUSIONS: Hemorrhage within the ethmoid and/or sphenoid sinus and an interval between the time of injury and the time of operation exceeding 3 days are the risk factors for the visual prognosis of traumatic blindness. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of endoscopic optic nerve decompression in the treatment of traumatic blindness and to evaluate the relevant prognostic factors. METHODS: Eighty-five cases of traumatic blindness were analyzed retrospectively. Univariate analysis and multiple logistic regression were performed to evaluate potential prognostic factors. RESULTS: The overall rate of vision acuity improvement was 44.7% (38 of 85). Univariate analysis indicated that hemorrhage within the ethmoid and/or sphenoid sinus was significantly associated with unrecovered visual acuity. However, multiple logistic regression analysis identified that an interval between the time of injury and the time of operation exceeding 3 days, and hemorrhage within the ethmoid and/or sphenoid sinus were significantly correlated with the efficacy of treatment of traumatic blindness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-6489",
doi="10.3109/00016489.2013.822556",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00016489.2013.822556"
}