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Follow up of Visual Defects After Optic Nerve Decompression

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The Cranial Nerves

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Repeated tests of the visual acuity and examination of the visual fields are still of utmost importance in the diagnosis and follow up of optic nerve lesions (Fig. 1) [1–5].

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von Wild, K., Samii, M., Hoffmann, K., Osterwald, L. (1981). Follow up of Visual Defects After Optic Nerve Decompression. In: Samii, M., Jannetta, P.J. (eds) The Cranial Nerves. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67980-3_25

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