Traumatic Endophthalmitis
Associated with trauma Endophthalmitis before primary repair Endophthalmitis after primary repair Pain Pain out of proportion to the degree of trauma Increased pain Visual loss Visual loss worse than media…
Mechanical Ocular Trauma in Children
Fig. 6.1 Ocular injury in a baby: a suspicious history of trauma involving both anterior and posterior segment that have resulted in some degree of phthisis bulbi In this chapter,…
Intraocular Foreign Bodies
Fig. 4.1 An intraocular foreign body on X-ray. (a) Coronal scan; (b) lateral scan. White arrow shows the IOFB CT Computed tomography (CT), with its high resolution and positive rate…
Anterior Segment Trauma
Fig. 2.1 Traumatic mydriasis No treatment for traumatic mydriasis is necessary in the absence of visually disturbing or cosmetic symptoms. In symptomatic patients, miotic agents such as 1–2 % pilocarpine…
Posterior Segment Trauma
Fig. 3.1 Photograph showing diffuse subretinal hemorrhage one weeks following vitrectomy and drainage of choroidal hemorrhage induced by blunt trauma.There is a low, residual choroidal hemorrhage in the far temporal…
Introduction
Term Definition and comment Closed globe injury There is no full-thickness wound on the eyeball (sclera and cornea) Lamellar laceration Partial-thickness wound of the eyeball. The wound is just “into”…
Severe Traumatic Eyes with No Light Perception
Article Years of study N of injured eyes N of sympathetic ophthalmia Rofail 2006 [14] 1992–2003 273 1 (0.4 %) Casson 2002 [9] 1994–1998 109 1 (0.9 %) Savar 2009…
Lyme Disease
Fig. 5.1 Tick bite on a shoulder with central black spot Fig. 5.2 Skin erythema migrans Systemic symptoms of malaise, fatigue, headache, and joint or muscle pain are associated with…
Cysticercosis
Fig. 17.1 Fundus photograph showing a cysticercus cyst in the vitreous Fig. 17.2 Fundus photograph showing subretinal cyst Fig. 17.3 Fundus photograph showing mushrooming of the cyst from the subretinal…
Dengue-Related Ocular Disease
Probable dengue without warning signs Live in/travel to dengue endemic area with fever and two of the following: Nausea, vomiting Rash Aches and pains Leukopenia Positive tourniquet test Dengue with…
