title: [Surgical decompression of the orbit in a case of post-traumatic retrobulbar hematoma].
abstract: The authors present a case of 34-years-old man with retrobulbar hematoma caused by blunt injury accompanied by partial palsy of the oculomotor nerve and ischemia of the optic nerve and retina. Fractures of the orbit were excluded using computer tomography. Surgical decompression of the orbit was performed. The authors obtained quick and marked improvement with normal visual acuity and limitation of adduction.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistycznej II Wydziału Lekarskiego AM w Warszawie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kmera-Muszyńska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulińska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D061220:Oculomotor Nerve Injuries; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D019315:Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*