@article{ref1,
title="Facial fracture-associated blindness",
journal="Journal of cranialfacial surgery",
year="2018",
author="Béogo, Rasmané and Coulibaly, Toua Antoine and Dolo, Mariam Traoré and Traoré, Ibraima and Ouattara, Balla and Diallo, Jean Wenceslas",
volume="29",
number="3",
pages="751-753",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Yet uncommon, blindness is a potential associated injury of facial fractures. <br><br>METHODS: Epidemiology, mechanisms, fracture types, and outcome of facial fractures-associated blindness in a 10-year period are retrospectively reviewed. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 907 facial fractures patients, 10 had blindness, giving a frequency of 1.1%. There were 9 men and 1 woman whom age range was 6 to 59 years (mean: 31.2 years). Intentional injury patients were significantly the most at risk of blindness (P = 0.02). In all the patients, the fracture involved at least 1 of the orbit walls. Risk of blindness was significantly higher in naso-fronto-orbito-ethmoidal complex fractures (P = 0.03). The vision loss was recorded in 13 eyes (unilateral in 7 patients and bilateral in 3). Its predominant mechanism was a globe rupture or perforation, recorded in 8 eyes. A treatment with intention to improve the vision was attempted in 1 patient only. None of the patients had vision recovery. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The findings of this study commend comprehensive ophthalmologic evaluation in any patient with an orbit wall fracture.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-2275",
doi="10.1097/SCS.0000000000004378",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000004378"
}