See Also: optic nerve sheath fenestration(medicine)
optic nerve sheath decompression(medicine)
dural sheath of optic nerve(medicine)
internal sheath of optic nerve(medicine)
external sheath of optic nerve(medicine)
Optic nerve(health)
Optic nerve(medicine)
nerve sheath tumours(medicine)
optic nerve meningioma(medicine)
optic nerve glioma(medicine)

Clostridium histolyticum (medicine) and optic nerve sheath fenestration (medicine)


Clostridium histolyticum (medicine)


Clostridium histolyticum


A species found in war wounds, where it induces necrosis of tissue; it produces a cytolytic exotoxin that causes local necrosis and sloughing on injection; it is not toxic on feeding; it is pathogenic for small laboratory animals.


optic nerve sheath fenestration (medicine)


optic nerve sheath fenestration


The cutting of a window in the dura of the optic nerve sheath to relieve papilledema and prevent further loss of optic nerve fibres.