See Also
1. Eye Trauma
Exam
1. Remove contacts immediately
  1. Removal difficult with swelling
2. See eye exam
Complications: Conditions secondary to blunt trauma
1. Hyphema
2. Retinal Detachment
3. Eyelid Laceration
4. Penetrating Eye Injury with Globe Rupture
5. Lens Dislocation
Imaging: Indicated if penetrating injury suspected
1. Orbital CT Scan (1-1.5 mm cuts, axial and coronal) or
2. XRay (up and down gaze views) if CT not available
References
1. Peate (2007) Am Fam Physician 75(7):1017

Navigation Tree

Please see the Terms and Conditions. Please also see the privacy statement regarding advertising on this page. Although access to this page is not restricted, the information found here is intended for use by medical providers. Patients should address specific medical concerns with their physicians.

This page was written by Scott Moses, MD. This page was last revised before 5/10/08, prior to consistent tracking of revision date. This page was last published on 6/1/2008. Please send comments and questions to the editor. Contact information may be found on the page About the Family Practice Notebook. These pages are best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.