Abstract:ObjectiveTo investigate the curative effect of endoscopic optic nerve decompression for traumatic optic nerve injury and to evaluate the relevant prognostic factors.MethodsClinical data of 109 patients (110 eyes) hospitalized in our department and underwent endoscopic optic nerve decompression due to traumatic optic nerve injury between Nov 2004 and March 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. Of all the 109 patients, 95 were male and 14 were female. Their age ranged from 6 to 65 years old with an average of 27. SPSS 22.0 software was used to analyzed the data.ResultsAll the 109 patients (110 eyes) had been followed up for more than 3 months. The total improvement rate was 55.45%(61/100) including effective rate of 21.8%(24/110) and obvious effective rate of 33.7%(37/110). The vision improvement rate in patients with light sensation was 100%(24/24), and that in patients without light sensation was 44.2%(38/86). Vision deterioration occurred in none. The improvement rates in patients underwent surgical treatment within 3 days, 3-7 days and 8 days or more after injury were 59.46%(22/37), 53.33%(32/60) and 53.85%(7/13) respectively. The vision improvement rate in patients with intraoperative incision of optic nerve sheath was 50%(4/8), while that in those without incision of nerve sheath was 55.88%(57/102). Univariate analysis showed that there was significantly positive correlation between preoperative vision acuity and therapeutic effect. However, multiple logistic regression analysis identified that gender, age, preoperative vision acuity, the interval from injury to operation and incision of optic nerve sheath were not significantly correlated with the therapeutic effect.ConclusionsEndoscopic optic nerve decompression is an effective treatment for traumatic optic nerve injury. The interval from injury to operation and incision of optic nerve sheath are not significantly correlated with the therapeutic effect.