Ocular Trauma

A patient who underwent a combined whole eye and face transplant maintained globe and retinal perfusion as well as retinal response to light with no instance of acute rejection, according to a report in JAMA.

BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Ashvin Agarwal, MD, speaks about a surgical technique for the management of traumatic iridodialysis.

Specific imaging findings in patients with ocular trauma were associated with vision outcomes, which may help establish a more accurate visual recovery prognosis, according to a study.

Local firework bans may be linked with a slight reduction in the odds of firework-related ocular trauma, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Across the globe each year, nearly 55 million people suffer an eye injury. Roughly half of those will permanently lead to a reduction in vision, and almost a million will be hospitalized.

VIENNA —In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Matteo Forlini, MD, speaks about a new method to simultaneously correct aniridia and aphakia in post-traumatic cases.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective, Nadiia Ulianova, MD, head of the department of post-traumatic eye pathology at Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy in Odesa, Ukraine, speaks about combat ocular trauma.

Eighteen months after the start of the war, about 20% of Ukrainian territory is occupied by Russia.

Summer ushers in the rise of outdoor activities and holiday festivities, and these pastimes bring more opportunities for vision-threatening injuries.

A 33-year-old man presented to the Tufts Medical Center emergency department after being assaulted 2 days prior.