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Vol. 88. Issue 3.
Pages 116-119 (March 2013)
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Vol. 88. Issue 3.
Pages 116-119 (March 2013)
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Traumatic optic neuropathy: To treat or not to treat? Report of two cases
Neuropatía óptica traumática: ¿tratar o no tratar? A propósito de dos casos
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L. Soldevilaa,
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laura_solde@hotmail.com

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, J. Cano-Parrab, A. Ruizc, J.M. Vázquezc, D. Poposkac, M.E. Barnolac
a Sección de Oftalmología, Hospital Municipal de Badalona, Institut Català de la Retina (ICR), Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
b Sección de Oftalmología, Hospital Municipal de Badalona, Instituto de Cirugía Ocular Avanzada (ICOA), Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
c Sección de Oftalmología, Hospital Municipal de Badalona, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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We present two cases of blunt ocular trauma with clinical findings and complementary tests compatible with traumatic optic neuropathy (TON), and progression to sectorial optic atrophy.

Discussion

TON has an essentially clinical diagnosis, and in the last few years has been treated with high doses of intravenous steroids, based on weak evidence of the benefit of the steroids in cases of medular trauma. Nevertheless, subsequent studies have concluded that there is a relatively high proportion of cases in all series with spontaneous visual recovery, and there was no convincing evidence of a benefit of steroids compared to observation only.

Keywords:
Optic neuropathy
Trauma
Atrophy
Steroids
Observation
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Casos clínicos

Se presentan dos casos de traumatismo ocular contuso con hallazgos clínicos y pruebas complementarias compatibles con neuropatía óptica traumática (NOT), y evolución a atrofia sectorial de la papila.

Discusión

La NOT tiene un diagnóstico primordialmente clínico y se ha tratado en los últimos años con altas dosis de corticoesteroides intravenosos, basándose en una evidencia débil de beneficio de los esteroides en traumatismos medulares. Sin embargo, estudios posteriores llevan a concluir que existe en todas las series una proporción relativamente alta de casos con recuperación visual espontánea, y ningún dato convincente de beneficio de los esteroides sobre la observación.

Palabras clave:
Neuropatía óptica
Traumatismo
Atrofia
Esteroides
Observación

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