Although many studies have been carried out regarding the etiology and prognosis of ocular trauma in children but perhaps there are very few studies highlighting the ocular trauma in children in conflict zone. Most of the previous studies carried out may not reflect our own experience, although some studies from Pakistan, Israel, west bank and Gaza strip may be most relevant. In this study we h...

Five patients with ocular trauma due to elastic cords with attached metal or plastic hooks were evaluated over a 13-month period. Injuries included hyphema, angle recession, lens subluxation, choroidal rupture, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, and scleral rupture. Two patients suffered penetrating ocular injuries, and three patients had final visual acuities of 20/200 or less. This seri...

INTRODUCTION Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) is an uncommon bilateral granulomatous panuveitis following uveal trauma to one eye. We present an unusual case of SO which resulted from presumed occult globe rupture following blunt trauma; and highlight the association of trauma and acquired external ocular pigmentation as a possible predictor for SO. CASE REPORT Five weeks following blunt trauma to...

Lateral canthotomy and cantholysis is a simple procedure that can be performed by emergency physicians. It has the potential to save vision, particularly in cases of blunt ocular trauma. The case of a 37-year-old man with blunt ocular trauma, a retrobulbar hemorrhage and rapidly increasing orbital pressure requiring an urgent lateral canthotomy and cantholysis is presented. Pathophysiology, ind...

purpose : this study was performed to compare complications and clinical course of microscopic and macroscopic hyphema resulting from blunt ocular trauma methods : in a prospective observational case series during the period 21 march 2010 to 20 march 2011 all referred patient with traumatic hyphema to ophthalmic emergency ward of ahvaz, main city of southwest of iran that met inclusion criteria...

Chemical injuries of the eye form a small but significant fraction of ocular trauma. Three recent studies'-3 put the incidence at 7, 8-7, and 9-9% of all ocular trauma, respectively. While many of these injuries are trivial, with no lasting adverse effects, others, notably those involving strong alkalis and to a less extent acids and other noxious substances, are potentially blinding. This stud...

Combat-related eye injuries continue to increase in frequency and are generally secondary to Improvised Explosive Devices. Many ocular injuries are potentially preventable by the wearing of ballistic eye protection. The management of penetrating eye trauma is normally outside the routine practice of maxillofacial surgeons in the UK. The aim of this paper is to describe the surgical techniques u...

purpose: to report a case of hypotonous maculopathy after blunt trauma and its treatment. patient and findings: a 34-year-old woman presented with decreased visual acuity in her left eye following blunt trauma. right eye examination was unremarkable, but visual acuity of left eye was counting fingers. slit lamp biomicroscopy of the left eye was within normal limits, but on funduscopy, papilloma...