Survey finds differing management of orbital floor fractures, traumatic optic neuropathy

DENVER — Approximately half of experts report routinely using antibiotics to treat orbital floor fractures and using steroids for traumatic optic neuropathy, according to survey results presented here.
“It’s really interesting because these are such common ailments. However, it’s very controversial how they are managed, from open globes and penetrating trauma to things like shearing injuries and traumatic optic neuropathy,” Sarah C. Miller told Healio/OSN at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
Miller and colleagues conducted an online

DENVER — Approximately half of experts report routinely using antibiotics to treat orbital floor fractures and using steroids for traumatic optic neuropathy, according to survey results presented here.
“It’s really interesting because these are such common ailments. However, it’s very controversial how they are managed, from open globes and penetrating trauma to things like shearing injuries and traumatic optic neuropathy,” Sarah C. Miller told Healio/OSN at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
Miller and colleagues conducted an online