Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sharp decline in visual acuity was originally nose into trouble

59-year-old aunt had been hale and hearty Shaw, paying attention, his right eye last two months, but can not see how things are. At first she just blurring of vision, that is presbyopia, Who knows the right eye 1 month before the sharp decline in visual acuity, only to see the faint light, even a child's face was not clear. Erupted in Shaw can be with the anxious aunt, traveled major hospitals in the eye, a child check down pass was not aware that a problem.



An experienced doctor recommended her to the ENT doctor, found the results really the crux of the original compression of the optic nerve is a sinus cyst. Since oppression is a long time, almost all of the Shaw's visual acuity is not optimistic about the aunt. Fortunately, a doctor in ENT surgery for the implementation of Shaw aunt, her visual acuity is inspiring. The first postoperative day, Xiao aunt could see the light, and the fifth day will be able to see the facial contours of the ... ...

So what is the disease had such serious consequences? Sinus is a human skull base some of the gas in the cavity, nasal cavity around around around in pairs, from front to back are: frontal, maxillary, ethmoid, butterfly sinus. Frontal sinus is located above the orbit, maxillary sinus is located below the eyes, the lateral wall of the ethmoid sinus is the medial wall of the orbit, the optic nerve to go back after walking outside the top of the sphenoid sinus. Sinus inflammation, trauma, tumors and other lesions may be invasive to the eyes and optic nerve, resulting in proptosis, diplopia, decreased vision or even blindness.

Shaw is the aunt of Onidi ethmoid sinus air after a long room, a cyst, infection, and compression to the optic nerve invasion, so it appeared decreased vision. Fortunately, due to treatment in a timely manner, Xiao aunt's vision was restored. Here to remind you that when there was no obvious incentive to vision changes, eye lesions after the exclusion of the need to guard against the possibility of nasal disease, early visits to the ENT.

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