The Biomechanics of Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Intraorbital Shockwave Propagation

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Identifier 20070213_nanos_posters_037.pdf
Title The Biomechanics of Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Intraorbital Shockwave Propagation
Creator Nancy Lombardo; Larry Frohman; Kathleen Digre
Affiliation (NL) Eccles Health Science Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; (LF) New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; (KD) Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, John A Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Subject Optic Neuropathy; Biomechanics; Trauma; Shockwave
Description In indirect traumatic optic neuropathy, force is transmitted from the point of impact to the optic nerve. Although the exact mechanism is not well elucidated, injury presumably occurs by force transmission through the bones. An alternate theory involves soft tissue 'shockwave' amplification of a posteriorly propagating pressure wave. Consistent with this, a previous study demonstrated high frequency oscillations consistent with reflected shockwave components within the soft tissues of cadaver orbits after anterior blunt trauma.
Date 2007-02-13
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2007 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2007: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gn1dpq
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