Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2017

A CLINICAL STUDY OF OPTIC NERVE INVOLVEMENT IN HEAD INJURIES

P. R. Niveditha, D. Nischala Rama, K. Revathy

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 INTRODUCTION: Optic nerve injuries either due to direct or indirect trauma can induce significant visual loss or even blindness. The treatment remains controversial despite several studies in the past few decades. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of high dose Intravenous Corticosteroids   in optic nerve injuries .METHOD: A comparative study including total of 30 patients with head injuries  were included  who  were conscious and had diminished vision after the head injury. A detailed clinical history and examination of the patient was done and investigated. Out of 30 patients, 9 of them were managed conservatively and 21 patients were given Intravenous Methyl Prednisolone in a dosage of 1 gm per day for 5 days which was followed by oral Prednisolone 1 mg per kg body wt for 3 days and tapered by 10 mg for every 3 days and the visual outcome at the end of 6 weeks was recorded. RESULTS: In the present study, 67% of patients who received treatment and 44% who did not receive the treatment had significant visual improvement while 33% of patients who received  treatment and 56 % who did not receive treatment showed no significant visual improvement. CONCLUSION : The study  showed that IVMP HAS NO STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON VISUAL OUTCOME.

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P.R.NIVEDITHA, D.NISCHALA RAMA, K.REVATHY, A CLINICAL STUDY OF OPTIC NERVE INVOLVEMENT IN HEAD INJURIES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-11 | November-2017

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