Bilateral orbital emphysema from compressed air injury

Tina Li; Mahmood F. Mafee; Deepak P. Edward

doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00037-9

Bilateral orbital emphysema from compressed air injury

Tina Li, Mahmood F. Mafee, Deepak P. Edward

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PURPOSE: To describe a patient who developed bilateral subconjunctival and orbital emphysema after an automobile tire explosion. METHOD. Case report. RESULTS: A 60-year-old man sustained bilateral ocular injury after a tire explosion. Ophthalmic examination disclosed bilateral subconjunctival air, with no visible conjunctival laceration. Computed tomography showed orbital emphysema, with no evidence of orbital fracture. Follow-up examination 2 weeks after the injury disclosed resolution of the subconjunctival air. Best-corrected visual acuity in the right eye was decreased after the explosion but improved to the baseline level of 20/40 2 weeks after the injury. CONCLUSION: Subconjunctival and orbital emphysema can occur from high-pressure air injury in the absence of an obvious entry site.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	103-104
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	128
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00037-9
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

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