title: Orbital abscess: visual loss following extraction of a tooth--case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It is the purpose of this article to alert the general practitioner to the severe consequences that may result from a tooth extraction, including the loss of vision, despite the use of antibiotics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early and aggressive treatment is critical in obstructing the spread of infection toward the orbits, the eyes, and eventually the brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KAT General District Hospital of Attica, Athens, Greece. nzak@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zachariades
authors.forename: Eleftherios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vairaktaris
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mezitis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rallis
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kokkinis
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moschos
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D034365:Streptococcus constellatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*