The Lacrimal System
Fig. 7.1 Lacrimal system anatomy. Tears are produced in the lacrimal gland (LG) and spread over the surface of the globe. Tears accumulate as a tear lake along the eyelid margin…
European Perspective of Ocular Trauma Management: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations Based on Our Experience
Fig. 14.1 BETT system In particular, “contusion” is used when the eye wall is not injured whereas “lamellar laceration” refers to a partially damaged eye wall. “Laceration” and “Rupture” are used…
Enucleation
Fig. 8.1 a Gross external photograph of non-salvageable ruptured left globe with remnants of cornea and sclera visible along lower eyelid following penetrating periocular trauma. b Axial CT of the orbits…
Pediatric Ocular Trauma
Fig. 13.1 Right lower canalicular-involving eyelid avulsion in a 16-year-old male Violation of the orbital septum in laceration may often result in fat prolapse. In this instance, CT scan can be…
Corneal Trauma
Fig. 2.1 Patient carrying a box with a car battery which exploded into his forehead. A mechanical and chemical acid injury resulted. In Fig. 2.1a, the extent of injury is noted. Figure 2.1b…
The Ocular Trauma Patient Encounter
S—Setting • Arrange for privacy • Involve significant others • Sit down • Establish rapport • Manage interruptions P—Perception • Determine what the patient knows already • Listen and offer…
Sympathetic Ophthalmia
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Stephen C. Kaufman and Douglas R. Lazzaro (eds.)Textbook of Ocular Trauma10.1007/978-3-319-47633-9_11 11. Sympathetic Ophthalmia E. Clifford Lazzaro1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, The State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn,…
Retinal Trauma
Fig. 27.1 Non-penetrating or closed-globe injuries may occur by several mechanisms thus damaging a variety of different retinal structures including the iris (1), trabecular mash work (2), lens fibers (3),…
Macular Hole
Fig. 20.1 Normal posterior vitreous in the normal eye of a 30-year old woman. Horizontal 12-mm B-scan. (a) The vitreous cortex is completely attached to the retinal surface of the…
