AIM To describe a newly-recognized entity, illustrated by five cases of glaucoma in whom trauma to the head, but not the eye, resulted in marked, transient elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP). METHODS Retrospective case series. Chart review. RESULTS All five cases had a diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma prior to the experience of trauma to the head. All cases had an unusual eleva...

A 15yearold boy suffered from blunt trauma to the left eyebrow (Figure 1A arrow). Three hours after the trauma, he had a visual acuity (VA) of no light perception (NLP) in the left eye. Relative afferent pupillary defect was positive in the left eye. The intraocular pressure of each eye was 15 mm Hg. Anterior segment examination results were unremarkable. Funduscopic examination results were no...

Ocular trauma is an important cause of unilateral visual impairment worldwide. According to Nepal blindness survey (Brillinat et al, 1985), it accounted for 2.4% of blindness, and in another community based study (Upadhyay M et al, 2001), the prevalence of ocular trauma was observed to be 0.7%. The Bhaktapur Eye Study confirms that “corneal trauma leading to ulceration” is the second most commo...

A greater one-horned Asian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) presented for presumed ocular trauma to the left eye, with secondary bacterial infection, resulting in severe and progressive corneal ulceration. Following a poor response to medical therapy, the animal was anesthetized for further examination, and a bulbar conjunctival pedicle graft performed. This graft failed by 48-h postsurgery as...

Luxation of the eye globe is a rare event but it carries a risk of threat to permanent vision loss if appropriate intervention is not initiated on time. Although a rare presentation following minor trauma, it is usually associated with other ocular conditions like shallow orbital socket, floppy eyelid syndrome, and exophthalmos. Prompt reduction results in restoration of full anatomical and vis...

PURPOSE To describe the epidemiology of ocular trauma in a tertiary hospital setting in Muscat, Oman. METHODS Medical records of all cases of ocular trauma which presented to the Emergency Department at Al-Nahdha Hospital and were seen by the ophthalmology service from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013 (6 months) were reviewed to collect data on ocular trauma according to the World Eye Injury ...

Objective: One of the most frequent causes of death and acquired disability in the pediatric population is the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). TBI is secondary to falls, road traffic and vehicle collisions, child abuse and assaults. Penetrating brain injury is a severe form of traumatic brain injury. Blunt head injury is more frequent than TBI in children, but the second one carries a poor progno...

Trauma and recovery are the two ends of process that Toni Morrison’s novels centred around. Characters carry either transgenerational traumas or they experience them in early childhood. Once traumatised, much more likely to receive several layers wounds future. This essay explores different types sources trauma, as well ways recovery, five novels: The Bluest Eye, Beloved, Home, A Mercy God Help...