Mr Dev TandonRhinologist & General ENT Surgeon, Auckland DHB, Auckland, NZ
Dev trained as an Otolaryngologist in New Delhi, specialising in Head & Neck surgery. The interface between Ophthalmology and ENT was of particular interest and was a developing field in the 1980s. Dev trained in medical education technology in Dundee in 1989 and obtained the FRACS in 2004; He now works as a Rhinologist and a General ENT Surgeon in Auckland.
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Optic Nerve Decompression: An Operation without an Indication?
Optic nerve decompression is a rarely performed operation in rhinology. The indications are still evolving and results have been unpredictable for decompression for indirect optic nerve trauma. The use of decompression in controversial and its precise role remains uncertain. I shall present my personal series of 51 cases and compare results with other series in literature. Current popular opinions will also be discussed.
Optic nerve decompression is a rarely performed operation in rhinology. The indications are still evolving and results have been unpredictable for decompression for indirect optic nerve trauma. The use of decompression in controversial and its precise role remains uncertain. I shall present my personal series of 51 cases and compare results with other series in literature. Current popular opinions will also be discussed.
