title: [Traumatic optic neuropathy: importance and result of surgical treatment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the importance and result of surgical treatment in traumatic optic neuropathy (TON).
  
  
  METHODS
  The results of optic canal and orbital apex decompression by the endonasal endoscopic approach were analyzed in 52 cases (53 eyes), follow up 6 months to 3 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty one eyes (39.6%) consisting of 14 eyes without effect by corticosteroids treatment(14/37, 37.8%) and 7 eyes with single surgery(7/16, 43.8%) showed improved vision after surgery. 18 eyes with no light perception (18/49, 36.7%) and 3 eyes with poor sight (3/4, 75.0%) had improved vision after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surgical treatment is important for elevating curative effect of TON.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China. binqixiu@163.net
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Geng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Minqiang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Gehua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome