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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul;66(7):1040-1041.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_149_18.

Optic nerve avulsion associated with central retinal artery occlusion following rotational globe injury

Isha Lohmror  1 , Maya Hada  1 , Vishal Agarwal  1 , Kamlesh Khilnani  1
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Optic nerve avulsion associated with central retinal artery occlusion following rotational globe injury

Isha Lohmror et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

Avulsion of the optic nerve head is a rare and severe complication of ocular blunt trauma. Herein, we describe a case of 16-year-old boy, who presented with a rare combination of optic nerve avulsion associated with central retinal artery occlusion, following blunt trauma with a leather ball. This report highlights the potential blinding complication following rotational injury.

Keywords: Blunt ocular trauma; optic nerve avulsion; retinal artery occlusion.

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(a) Fundus photograph of the right eye showing excavation in the optic disc area, peripapillary hemorrhages, retinal edema, and segmentation of blood column in vessels. (b) Axial computed tomography scan showed an intact right globe with inferior displacement and disruption of optic nerve at the attachment to globe with fluid density in-between
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