Trauma News

In the field of ophthalmic surgery, ocular trauma is inevitable. The surgeon should follow sound, time-tested principles in surgical repair to obtain the optimal outcome and offer possible sight-saving surgical procedures for the patient.

Necrosis of the corneal limbus after chemical or thermal trauma causes corneal ulcerations that are often resistant to medical therapy. With prompt administration, amniotic membrane transplantation may thwart persistent corneal ulceration and aid epithelialization in patients with severe chemical and thermal eye trauma, according to a study.

Traumatic lens subluxation is an ocular emergency that needs to be attended to in a timely fashion with surgical intervention to obtain the best possible visual result postoperatively.

In the case of prompt administration, amniotic membrane transplantation may thwart persistent corneal ulceration and aid in epithelialization in most patients with severe chemical and thermal eye injuries, according to a study.

Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography predicted visual prognosis of commotio retinae, according to a study.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Ophthalmologists from all parts of Europe expressed concern here about the alarming number of firework-induced eye injuries despite awareness campaigns.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Pole-to-pole surgery in traumatized eyes might require iris reconstruction, according to a specialist.

Physical injuries to the eye can be a serious threat. These can be in the form of blunt, penetrating or perforating injuries. All of these can cause devastating damage.

Sutureless intrascleral IOL implantation improved vision in patients with post-traumatic aphakia, according to a study.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Ocular trauma has multiple presentations, a speaker said here.