Trauma News

Summer holidays, specifically July 4, bring fireworks to the forefront of conversation every year, but the exciting explosions can pose physical dangers, including to the eyes.

Researchers created an algorithm for non-ophthalmologists to assist in triage decisions and help predict ocular injuries in patients who have experienced an orbital fracture.

Flying corks and rubber bullets led Healio/OSN’s ocular trauma coverage in 2020.

A study found patients requiring emergency ophthalmic care during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were less likely to have health insurance, more likely to delay seeking treatment and traveled farther for care, according to a presentation.

Orbital fractures from firearms are more likely to cause severe vision loss in the presence of concurrent intraocular injuries, according to a presentation at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

In a year when Americans have been isolated, many may feel the urge to celebrate a new year, even over the internet on video chatting platforms, but concern for cork-related ocular trauma is as great as ever.

The threat of permanent ocular damage can take many forms as children delve into their new gifts in the midst of the holiday season.

A 78-year-old woman presented to the Lahey Hospital Cornea Service for evaluation and management of new conjunctival pigmentation of the left eye.

Fireworks are responsible for more than 9,000 injuries every year, and most of those injuries happen in the early summer months, according to Anna P. Murchison, MD, MPH, director, Wills Eye Emergency Department at Jefferson.

Rubber bullets and tear gas may sound innocuous and offer a false sense of security. In reality, these nonlethal weapons can cause permanent eye damage, eye injury, discomfort, pain, loss of vision and blindness.