title: Traumatic optic neuropathy in pediatric population: early intervention or delayed intervention?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this randomized prospective study was to evaluate role of early decompression in the cases of traumatic optic neuropathy in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-one children with a diagnosis of traumatic optic neuropathy were operated upon by transnasal trans-sphenoidal optic nerve decompression and the results were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients presenting early and those who were operated early in the course of their illness showed a better recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early intervention can help preventing the blindness in as many as 80 and of the cases following the injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. akgpgi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Anish K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Amod
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone