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Optic Nerve Injuries

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Definition: Injuries to the optic nerve induced by a trauma to the face or head. These may occur with closed or penetrating injuries. Relatively minor compression of the superior aspect of orbit may also result in trauma to the optic nerve. Clinical manifestations may include visual loss, PAPILLEDEMA, and an afferent pupillary defect.     
See Also Craniocerebral Trauma 		Other names Traumatic Optic Neuropathy; Traumatic Optic Neuropathies; Traumas, Optic Nerve; Trauma, Optic Nerve; Transections, Optic Nerve; Transection, Optic Nerve; Optic Neuropathies, Traumatic; Optic Nerve Traumas; Optic Nerve Transections; Optic Nerve Injury; Optic Nerve Contusions; Optic Nerve Avulsions; Neuropathy, Traumatic Optic; Neuropathies, Traumatic Optic; Nerve Traumas, Optic; Nerve Trauma, Optic; Nerve Transections, Optic; Nerve Transection, Optic; Nerve Injury, Optic; Nerve Injuries, Optic

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