Eye injury as a result of coat toggle trauma

Curious Result of Explosion Injury to Eye.

Primary level management of eye injury/trauma

Optic nerve trauma with unilateral edema as a result of head injury.

We encountered a patient who suffered a head injury that translated to the optic nerves, leading to dramatic unilateral right optic nerve edema. The decedent was a 20-year-old unsecured passenger in a convertible. The car collided with a pickup truck. The patient survived for 8 h. At autopsy, a comminuted skull fracture involving the right frontal bone including the right orbital plate was foun...

Globe tenting as a result of head trauma.

Ocular tenting in the setting of acute trauma, inflammatory processes, or carotid cavernous fistulas is reported to be associated with a poor outcome with respect to visual acuity. Therefore, acute decompressive intervention is recommended for these patients. We report a case of acute posttraumatic ocular tenting with acute visual compromise that resolved over 4 days with conservative managemen...

Delayed tooth eruption as a result of trauma.

A tooth displaced down into alveolar bone is an intrusive luxation. This injury usually is accompanied by comminution of alveolar fracture. The dislocation is frequently axial and radiographic examination reveals absence of periodontal space. The primary site for luxation injuries is the maxillary anterior region in the primary and permanent dentition with frequency higher in the primary dentit...