Abstract:Objective To observe the efficacy and interference with the visual prognosis closely linked elements of neuroendoscopic transethmosphenoidal route for optic nerve decompression for traumatic optic neuropothy (TON).Methods Clinical data of 21 patients with 24 eyes TON from January 2017 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, and all the affected eyes underwent optic nerve decompression using a transethmosphenoidal route. The status of postoperative visual improvement was comparatively analyzed to judge the efficacy of surgery, and factors that interfered with the prognosis of visual acuity were traced and explored.Results No serious adverse events occurred after surgery, with a response rate of 54.17%. After univariate analysis, whether there was light perception in preoperative visual acuity and timeliness of implementing surgery were closely related to the effective improvement of postoperative visual prognosis (P = 0.002, P = 0.013). Age, status of consciousness, optic tract fracture, surgical route, and the presence or absence of cerebrospinal fluid leakage were not significantly associated with visual prognosis.Conclusion Neuroendoscopic transethmosphenoidal optic nerve decompression can safely and effectively treat TON, and the presence or absence of light perception preoperatively and the timeliness of implementing the surgery are closely linked elements in the prognosis of diseased eye vision, which may lead to better postoperative outcomes in patients with light perception preoperatively and in the early posttraumatic period.