Managing eye trauma in the combat environment

Morohunranti O. Oguntoye; Robert A. Mazzoli

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56780-8_29

Managing eye trauma in the combat environment

Morohunranti O. Oguntoye, Robert A. Mazzoli

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Abstract

Life, limb, and eyesight are the three emergency conditions that require immediate attention. Ocular injuries have been the fourth most common injury during Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). Despite this, battlefield eye injuries often go unrecognized. Even when an eye injury is recognized, it is often managed incorrectly. Incorrect management of eye injury can lead to permanent vision loss, causing significant lifelong morbidity. This chapter reviews the performance of expedient eye exams, identification and management of key ocular injuries requiring emergent intervention by non-ophthalmologists, and how to protect the eyes when transporting patients with injured eyes.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Front Line Surgery
Subtitle of host publication	A Practical Approach
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	505-520
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319567808
ISBN (Print)	9783319567792
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56780-8_29
State	Published - Jul 21 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Corneal abrasion
Eye injury
Intraocular foreign body
Ocular trauma
Open globe
Ophthalmology
Retrobulbar hemorrhage
Vision

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Medicine(all)

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