His left eyelids were swollen shut and there was significant bruising that involved the paraocular area and into the upper cheek. He presented to the eye clinic at the local hospital 2 weeks later with resolution of the eyelid edema, but had blurred vision, floaters, and mild discomfort in ...
Clinical Ophthalmology 5 March 2013 Number of times this article has been viewed Background: The purpose of this study was to examine patient characteristics and outcomes in a group of consecutive patients with ruptured globe eye injuries at Kings County Hospital Center, a large, urban, level 1 ...
Four-year review of open eye injuries at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Purpose: To review the epidemiology of penetrating eye injuries and ruptured globes presenting to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia.Methods: A r... RJ Casson,JC Walker,HS Newland - 《Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmolo...
The rate of ruptured globe injuries caused by occupational accidents decreased from 38.8% in the first period to 31.4% in the second. We found an increase in comparable eye injuries as a consequence of leisure activities. Within the years from 1993 to 1995, in occupational accidents, we found...
We describe here the second reported case of globe rupture as a consequence of NIPPV therapy. Methods: An 89 year-old female with a history of hypertension and distant left eye keratoplasty was admitted to the ICU after being diagnosed with an ischemic stroke in the left middle cerebral ...
Penetrating eye injury and ruptured globe presenting to a specialty emergency department: A one year auditC., CrockP.M., O'ConnorJ.E., KeefeD., Ong
A ruptured globe is an open-globe injury caused by a blunt object. The impact of the blunt object causes a sudden increase in intra-ocular pressure and the eye wall gives away at its weakest point, known as an "inside-out" injury. In our patient, the eye wall gave away at the point...