The purpose of this research is to describe a clinical study of a male patient who experienced late-blindness due to traumatic optic neuropathy after getting into a bicycle accident. It is stressed the importance of performing pupillary/reflexes examination and computed tomography scan in order to diagnose “transorbitário” foreign body. It is also cover its surgical removal as well as an interdisciplinary approach and clinical evolution.
Amaurosis by Traumatic Optic Neuropathy direct secondary to the “transorbitario” foreign body: Report of an atypical case
Couto JuniorAS, PaulaJF, VieiraRRBT, Guimarães JúniorGS, LucateliJO, SilvaTO. Amaurosis by Traumatic Optic Neuropathy direct secondary to the “transorbitario” foreign body: Report of an atypical case. Rev Bras Oftalmol. 2018;77(6):363-5.
Couto Junior,Abelardo de Souza; Paula,Joaquim Ferreira de; Vieira,Richard Raphael Borges Tavares; Guimarães Júnior,Guilherme da Silva; Lucateli,Jhonatan Oliveira; Silva,Thiago de Oliveira. Amaurosis by Traumatic Optic Neuropathy direct secondary to the “transorbitario” foreign body: Report of an atypical case. Rev Bras Oftalmol., v. 77, n. 6, p. 363-365, Dec. 2018.
Couto Junior,A.S., Paula,J.F. , Vieira,R.R.B.T., Guimarães Júnior,G.S., Lucateli,J.O., & Silva,T.O. (2018). Amaurosis by Traumatic Optic Neuropathy direct secondary to the “transorbitario” foreign body: Report of an atypical case. Rev Bras Oftalmol.,77(6), 363-365.
Couto Junior,Abelardo de Souza and Paula,Joaquim Ferreira de and Vieira,Richard Raphael Borges Tavares and Guimarães Júnior,Guilherme da Silva and Lucateli,Jhonatan Oliveira and Silva,Thiago de Oliveira. Amaurosis by Traumatic Optic Neuropathy direct secondary to the “transorbitario” foreign body: Report of an atypical case. Rev Bras Oftalmol. [online]. 2018, vol. 77, n. 6, [cited 2026-03-07], pp.363-365. Available from: <https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/amaurosis-by-traumatic-optic-neuropathy-direct-secondary-to-the-transorbitario-foreign-body-report-of-an-atypical-case/>. ISSN 0034-7280.
