Health Condition 1: H479- Unspecified disorder of visual pathways
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Control Intervention1: nil: nil
Sponsors
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All subjects with head injuries & facial fractures presenting within 1 week of history of Trauma, with any of the following: 1. Post-traumatic decreased visual acuity 2. Defective colour vision 3. RAPD (Relative afferent pupillary defect) 4. Visual field defects 5. Subnormal VEP (visually evoked potential) 6. CT scan showing fracture of optic canal or any bony fragments compressing optic nerve or presence of haemorrhage in nerve sheath.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Subjects presenting later than 1 week of the incidence of trauma. 2) Subjects with penetrating or open globe injuries 3) Subjects with pre-existing optic nerve disease (known cases of glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, giant cell arthritis, intra-orbital tumors) 4) Subjects with pre-existing ocular disease with hazy media which hampers fundus examination. 5) Subjects on drugs known to cause optic neuropathy (anti-TB drugs)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the incidence of traumatic optic neuropathy in subjects with orbital wall involvement in craniofacial fractures without head injury.Timepoint: At the time of Presentation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the diagnostic parameters which aid the diagnosis of Traumatic optic neuropathy.Timepoint: At the time of Presentation;To evaluate the patterns of craniofacial fractures which were associated with Traumatic optic neuropathy.Timepoint: At the time of Presentation;To monitor the Progress of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy in observational and conservative management.Timepoint: At 3, 5, 7 and 15 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Srivalli Natarajan
Mahatma Gandhi Missions Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai
Outcome results
None listed