Globe Rupture and Protrusion of Intraocular Contents from Fall in Elderly Patient.
| Autor: | Hanna A; Emergency Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA., Mangal R; Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA., Stead TG; Emergency Medicine, Brown University, Providence, USA., Ganti L; Emergency Medicine, Envision Physician Services, Orlando, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2019 Oct 24; Vol. 11 (10), pp. e5988. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 24. |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.5988 |
| Abstrakt: | The authors present a case of globe rupture from a fall in an elderly patient. This patient had her intraocular contents protruding and experienced complete vision loss in her right eye. The emergency management and downstream surgical care is discussed, as well as the use of the Ocular Trauma Score to predict prognosis. Our patient had an Ocular Trauma Score of 1, considering right retinal detachment and perforating injury. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2019, Hanna et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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