How Trauma Affects The Eye | Traumatic Optic Neuropathy | Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Описание: Have you had a traumatic injury to your eyes or head and noticed visual changes? Whether it was a motor vehicle accident, domestic violence incident, sports related or combat injury, trauma can have a significant impact on our eyes and visual system.

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In this video, we discuss the various ways injuries and trauma can affect your eyes and vision. We discuss vision loss primarily in the context of traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) but will also touch on orbital blow out fractures and other potential complications from eye injuries. We'll also provide clarification on why annual comprehensive eye exams are so important.

Intro 00:01
What is traumatic optic neuropathy (TON)? 00:37
What is the optic nerve? 01:06
Our natural blindspot 01:26
Visual prognosis with optic nerve disease 01:39
Conditions that cause optic nerve disease 01:54
How TON occurs 02:09
Symptoms of TON 02:44
Why double vision can occur 03:42
Treatment for traumatic optic neuropathy 04:13
Visual recovery after trauma 04:49
Blowout fracture/Importance of neuroimaging 05:20
Low vision evaluation 05:41
Importance of dilated eye exam 05:58
outro 06:19

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