Diseases

Optic Nerve Injuries

Injuries to the optic nerve induced by a trauma to the face or head. These may occur with closed or penetrating injuries. Relatively minor compression of the superior aspect of orbit may also result in trauma to the optic nerve. Clinical manifestations may include visual loss, PAPILLEDEMA, and an afferent pupillary defect.

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Injuries to the optic nerve induced by a trauma to the face or head. These may occur with closed or penetrating injuries. Relatively minor compression of the superior aspect of orbit may also result in trauma to the optic nerve. Clinical manifestations may include visual loss, PAPILLEDEMA, and an afferent pupillary defect.

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  • Cranial Nerve II Injuries
  • Optic Nerve Trauma
  • Optic Neuropathy, Traumatic
  • Second Cranial Nerve Injuries
  • Second Cranial Nerve Trauma
  • Trauma, Second Cranial Nerve
  • Injuries, Optic Nerve
  • Injury, Optic Nerve
  • Nerve Injuries, Optic
  • Nerve Injury, Optic
  • Nerve Trauma, Optic
  • Nerve Traumas, Optic
  • Neuropathies, Traumatic Optic
  • Neuropathy, Traumatic Optic
  • Optic Nerve Injury
  • Optic Nerve Traumas
  • Optic Neuropathies, Traumatic
  • Trauma, Optic Nerve
  • Traumas, Optic Nerve
  • Traumatic Optic Neuropathies
  • Traumatic Optic Neuropathy
  • Optic Nerve Avulsion
  • Optic Nerve Contusion
  • Optic Nerve Transection
  • Avulsion, Optic Nerve
  • Avulsions, Optic Nerve
  • Contusion, Optic Nerve
  • Contusions, Optic Nerve
  • Nerve Avulsion, Optic
  • Nerve Avulsions, Optic
  • Nerve Contusion, Optic
  • Nerve Contusions, Optic
  • Nerve Transection, Optic
  • Nerve Transections, Optic
  • Optic Nerve Avulsions
  • Optic Nerve Contusions
  • Optic Nerve Transections
  • Transection, Optic Nerve
  • Transections, Optic Nerve

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Optic Nerve (1969-1975)
  • Optic Nerve Diseases (1976-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Optic Nerve Injuries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020221. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020221
  2. Optic Nerve Injuries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54943954