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Giant osteomas: Clinical results and surgical approach from ophthalmic point of view.

Selam Yekta SendulAysegul Mavi YildizAli Atakhan Yildiz
Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2020)
Despite the benign nature of osteomas, severe functional impairment including vision loss due to compression of the optic nerve and diplopia might occur in case of orbital involvement. Osteomas with an orbital extension > %50 of the bony orbit volume are more prone to cause irreversible visual loss. Surgical resection is still the mainstay of therapy.
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