title: [Surgical treatment of traumatic amaurosis].
abstract: Exploration of the optic canal was performed in 5 patients with traumatic amaurosis. Fractures of the optical canal were found in 4 cases. One case in which the canal was intact was interpreted as evulsion of the optic nerve. Vision improved in one of the cases with a fractured optical canal. Exploration of the optic nerve is recommended in cases of traumatic amaurosis, always provided that the indication is correct.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000601:surgery; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Ein Beitrag zur operativen Behandlung der traumatischen Amaurose.