The patient was referred to the Eye Clinic for a detailed ocular examination to evaluate a high-density structure found within the right globe. Pertinent history included poor vision in the right eye after being struck by a chain 7 years earlier. The left eye was normal. Visual acuity tests revealed the right eye to be aphakic. The pupil was mid-dilated and unresponsive to light, and a slit-lam...

condylar dislocation is not an uncommon condition and occurs when the condyles are displaced anterior to the articular eminence and are unable to reduce back into the glenoid fossa. long-standing dislocations are difficult to treat with the conservative methods and usually need surgical intervention. in this paper, a long-standing dislocation treated by bilateral extra-oral ramus osteotomy is d...

Purpose To review the physiology, presentation and management of the oculocardiac reflex (OCR) by describing a case of the OCR associated with an orbital foreign body and complete ocular prolapse through a large orbital floor fracture in a 40-year-old male following a motor vehicle accident. Observations The patient demonstrated marked bradycardia and hypotension necessitating intubation and ...

Purpose We present a case of a patient with Soemmering ring after cataract surgery and a potential complication that can arise as a result of its presence. Observations A patient with history of ruptured globe status after repair and lensectomy, complicated by aphakic secondary open angle glaucoma, was referred for management of second injury to the same eye. This injury resulted in Soemmerin...

carpal fracture-dislocation is regarded as an unusual orthopedic injury and, thus, orthopedic surgeons are less experienced in dealing with and treating these fractures and dislocations. we report a 20-year-old worker man suffering from an unusual carpal fracture-dislocation. there was trans-scaphoid fracture and lunate dislocation with other carpal proximal bones toward volar of the wrist. two...

background: trans-scaphoid perilunate fracture-dislocation and perilunate dislocations are among uncommon injuries, most commonly seen in young patients due to high energy trauma. the treatment can be achieved either surgically by open reduc tion and internal fixation or closed reduction and casting.   methods: to compare surgical versus non-operative results of treatment of trans-scaphoid peri...

A 13 year-old boy crashed into a car while riding his bicycle and his right face and orbit were traumatized, then immediately globe extruded completely, his outward appearance was terrible when he was hospitalized, and the vision was NLP. Optic nerve, muscles, and all vessels and nerves were in severe stretching and the globe was at risk of ischemia and necrosis. I.V. corticosteroid, antibiotic...