Retinectomy vs vitrectomy combined with scleral buckling in repair of posterior segment open-globe injuries with retinal incarceration [PDF]
PurposeTo evaluate the anatomic and functional outcome of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) combined with scleral buckling (SB) vs retinectomy in treating posterior segment open-globe injuries with retinal incarceration.MethodsPatients (38 eyes) with posterior segment open-globe injuries and retinal incarceration were identified, and they underwent either ...
Y, Wei, R, Zhou, K, Xu, J, Wang, Z, Zu
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Corneoscleral laceration and ocular burns caused by electronic cigarette explosions [PDF]
PURPOSE: To report cases of acute globe rupture and bilateral corneal burns from electronic cigarette (EC) explosions. METHODS: Case series. RESULTS: We describe a series of patients with corneal injury caused by EC explosions.
Echalier, Elizabeth +6 more
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Spectrum of ocular injuries and visual outcome following firework injury to the eye
Background: Ocular injury due to fireworks requires urgent ophthalmic assessment and management to preserve vision. Methods: Spectrum of injury, type of intervention, visual outcome, and reasons for visual loss were assessed in consecutive patients ...
Neethu Ann Kurien +2 more
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Adjunctive intraocular and peri-ocular steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) versus standard treatment in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for open globe trauma (ASCOT): study protocol for a phase III, multi-centre, double-masked randomised controlled trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Eyes sustaining open globe trauma are at high risk of severe visual impairment. Ocular injuries which result in visual loss invariably affect the posterior segment of the eye, and prevention of visual loss involves posterior segment ...
Caroline Murphy +9 more
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Open globe injury in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia - A 10-year review
AIM: To identify the aetiology of open globe injuries at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia over a period of 10y and the prognostic factors for visual outcome.METHODS:Retrospective review of medical records of open globe injury cases that presented from ...
Madhusudhan A/L Paramananda +4 more
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Current outcomes of blunt open pelvic fractures: how modern advances in trauma care may decrease mortality. [PDF]
Background:Open pelvic fracture, caused by a blunt mechanism, is an uncommon injury with a high mortality rate. In 2008, evidence-based algorithm for managing pelvic fractures in unstable patients was published by the Western Trauma Association (WTA ...
Davis, James W +4 more
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Traumatic Spondylopelvic Dissociation: A Report of Two Cases of Spondylolisthesis at L5-S1 and Review of Literature. [PDF]
Study Design Retrospective chart review and review of literature. Objective Few case reports of traumatic L5-S1 displacement have been presented in the literature.
Gupta, Munish +5 more
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The UK Paediatric Ocular Trauma Study 3 (POTS3):clinical features and initial management of injuries [PDF]
Purpose: Worldwide, as many as 6 million children annually sustain ocular trauma, with up to a quarter of a million children requiring hospitalization. Management of pediatric ocular trauma differs from that in adults, both in terms of initial assessment
Abbott, Joseph +6 more
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Visual outcomes and prognostic factors in open-globe injuries
Background Ocular trauma is an important cause of visual loss worldwide. Improvements in our knowledge of the pathophysiology and management of ocular trauma during the past 30 years, in conjunction with advances in the instrumentation and techniques of ...
Azusa Fujikawa +7 more
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Primary scleral buckle placement during repair of posterior segment open globe injuries [PDF]
We read with interest the recent article by Arroyo and associates.1 They are to be commended on a very interesting study to compare the visual and anatomical outcomes of patients who underwent primary scleral buckle placement during posterior segment open globe repair with matched control patients who did not undergo primary scleral buckle placement ...
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