Occurrence of ocular injury and orbital fracture in orbital blunt trauma patients at tertiary care center emergency room.

Hoon NohJoon Kyo ChungKyung In WooYoon-Duck Kim

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2020)

The incidence of ocular injuries was significantly higher in patients without orbital fracture than in those with fractures of the orbit. The orbital fracture may play a protective role against ocular injury by providing a decompressive effect on the orbital tissue.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
tertiary care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
public health
ejection fraction
emergency department
chronic kidney disease
risk assessment
healthcare
optic nerve
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
severe traumatic brain injury