Blindness without direct injury to the globe: a complication of facial fractures.
Two cases of bilateral told blindness, resulting from fractures of the middle third of the face without direct trauma to the globe, are reported. The mechanism of such blindness is discussed, and the literature on it is reviewed.
D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures