Abstract:Abstract: Objective?Observe the changes of blood flow in ophthalmic artery (OA) and central retinal artery (CRA) before and after endoscopic transethmosphenoid optic canal decompression (ETOCD) in patients with traumatic optic neuropathy (TON), then explore the possible mechanism of ETOCD surgery and the possible pathophysiological mechanism of TON.?Method?75 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with monocular TON and received ETOCD surgery were collected. We observed the changes of peak systolic velocity (PSV), end diastolic velocity (EDV), Resistive index (RI) and Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in OA and CRA before and after ETOCD treatment. Then Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the factors that may affect the prognosis of ETOCD.?Result?Changes of PSV in OA: Lower in injured side than healthy side before surgery (P?0.05), PSV increased in postoperative eye (P?0.05); Changes of PSV in CRA: Lower in injured side than healthy side before surgery (P?0.05), PSV increased in postoperative eye (P?0.05). Changes of EDV in OA: EDV increased in postoperative eye (P?0.05); Changes of EDV in CRA: Lower in injured side than healthy side before surgery (P?0.05). Changes of RI in CRA: Lower in injured side than healthy side before surgery (P?0.05); Visual acuity improved after surgery (P?0.05); The high PSV of OA was the protective factor of visual improvement (OR?=?1.055, P?0.05); The high PSV of CRA was the protective factor of visual improvement (OR?=?1.257, P?0.05).?Conclusion?ETOCD is a safe and effective treatment for TON. Blood flow velocity is lower in injured side than healthy side in TON patients before surgery, blood flow has been improved in injured side after surgery, which may be helpful to improve the visual acuity after surgery.