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Case Reports
. 1983 Aug;67(8):549-53.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.67.8.549.

Orbital haemorrhage and prolonged blindness: a treatable posterior optic neuropathy

B Katz, J Herschler, D C Brick
Case Reports

Orbital haemorrhage and prolonged blindness: a treatable posterior optic neuropathy

B Katz et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1983 Aug.

Abstract

Two patients developed traumatic orbital haemorrhage resulting in prolonged blindness. Orbital decompression successfully reversed the visual loss, though both eyes had no light perception for at least 3 1/2 hours. The clinical findings suggest damage to the posterior optic nerve as cause of the visual loss. The optic nerve tolerance time to ischaemic injury may be longer than previously thought.

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