Trauma News

Child abuse involves a multidisciplinary diagnosis, and optometrists, as primary eye care providers, are uniquely positioned to be the first to detect it, according to Andrew R. Buzzelli, OD, MS, dean and professor at the Rosenberg School of Optometry at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

Most patients undergoing multiple operations for open-globe injuries had worse postoperative visual acuity compared to patients requiring a single operation, a large study found.

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — An oculoplastic surgeon shared pearls to help the general ophthalmologist diagnose and treat oculoplastic disorders in a presentation here.

Computed tomography proved more effective than clinical examination or ultrasonography in identifying intraocular foreign bodies in traumatic open-globe injuries, a large study found.