Eye trauma

Brandon Morshedi; John D. Pemberton; R. Grant Morshedi; Brit Long

doi:10.1017/9781108647397.010

Eye trauma

Brandon Morshedi, John D. Pemberton, R. Grant Morshedi, Brit Long

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According to the United States Eye Injury Registry, eye injury is the leading cause of monocular blindness, and there are approximately 2.4 million eye injuries occurring annually in the US, resulting in 500,000 years of lost eyesight annually.¹ These injuries occur more often in males (>70%), and 95% of occupational injuries occur in males.^2,3 This chapter will describe the approach to the patient with eye trauma in the emergency department (ED), including how to perform a detailed history and physical examination related to eye injuries, as well as covering the traumatic presentations in Table 9.1.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	122-143
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108647397
ISBN (Print)	9781108450287
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108647397.010
State	Published - Aug 23 2019

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