title: Outcomes of surgically treated rhinogenic optic neuropathy.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The visual outcomes of endoscopic treatment of optic neuropathy are favorable. However, no specific prognostic factor was associated with good outcome.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate visual outcomes of patients with optic neuropathy caused by paranasal mucocele or sinusitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical course in 38 patients with rhinogenic optic neuropathy was investigated retrospectively. All patients underwent endoscopic sinus surgery and ophthalmologists measured preoperative and postoperative visual acuities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Visual acuity completely recovered in 31 patients and partially in 2 patients, and did not recover in 5 patients. Age, sex, sinus involved (ethmoid or sphenoid), preoperative visual acuity, abnormal fundus findings, duration of symptoms, steroid use, and coexistence of diabetes mellitus showed no significant correlation with full recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-cho, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. kazuhiroe@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakaya
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Ryoukichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: Toshimitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult