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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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Optic nerve avulsion: A rare presentation of blunt trauma
Valiyaveettil Babitha, Chellappan Prasannakumary, ECK Ramesan, Kuzhippally Vlluon Raju
Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Valiyaveettil Babitha
Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode - 673 008, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/mjmsr.mjmsr_23_17
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Optic nerve avulsion is one of the severe complications of blunt ocular trauma. Although a rare entity, optic nerve avulsion should be suspected in all blunt trauma cases presenting with sudden marked visual loss accompanied with dense vitreous hemorrhage. |
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