Benefit of hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment in direct traumatic optic neuropathy : case report

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Direct traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is a devastating condition and clinical challenge. Its adequate treatment remains controversial. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy has been proposed as an adjunctive treatment for eye disease but has rarely been used in optic neuropathy. The patient was a 57-year-old woman who had direct TON and brain injury after contusion injury. After receiving delayed HBO2 therapy her visual acuity got better - from hand motion to 6/60 - along with improvement of visual field and color vision. She was treated at 2.5 atmospheres absolute for 100 minutes, five times a week, for a total of 61 sessions. Our case highlights that HBO2 may be beneficial as an alternative treatment for direct TON, particularly when combined with brain injury. Although this entity is promising, further randomized controlled trials will be needed to clarify the efficacy of HBO2 in the treatment of direct TON.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc - 45(2018), 4 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 463-471

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hsieh, Yun-Hsiu [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Chang-Min [VerfasserIn]
Tai, Ming-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ying-Jen [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Case Reports
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Journal Article
Traumatic optic neuropathy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.10.2019

Date Revised 07.10.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM288776038