Ocular Trauma

When they are popped in a celebratory fashion, champagne corks can leave the bottle at speeds up to 60 mph.

NEW ORLEANS — When law enforcement uses rubber bullets — also called kinetic impact projectiles — during protests, there is a high risk for blindness and loss of the eye, according to a study.

When surgeons must optimize a patient’s irregular cornea before cataract surgery, it is critical that they have a thorough and detailed conversation about the procedure and the ultimate visual outcomes that can be expected.

This is the first installment in a blog series on the implications of the complex cornea on cataract surgery and how to identify these patients preoperatively.

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.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In patients with traumatic periorbital and orbital injuries, airway, breathing and circulation – the ABCs – need to be addressed first, before addressing ocular trauma.

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.