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Optic Nerve Avulsion: Pattern and Etiologies at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Saudi Arabia: An 8-Year Retrospective Study.

Mohammad Al AmryLamia AlHijjiSahar M ElkhamaryAhmed MousaAbdulrahman AlGaeedHuda Al Ghadeer
Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2023)
Ophthalmic morbidity resulting from ONA can be devastating. Metallic object injuries were the most prevalent cause of ONA. The presence of associated media opacities challenges the initial diagnosis of ONA. In the vast majority of cases, the vision ended as no light perception (NLP), indicating permanent vision impairment.
Keyphrases
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