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==Disposition==
==Disposition==
*Simple: Outpatient
*Complex: Discuss with ophtho


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revisión del 13:43 24 may 2015

Background

  • From penetrating injury to the ocular surface

Clinical Features

  • full-thickness defect in the conjunctiva
  • chemosis

Differential Diagnosis

Unilateral red eye

^Emergent diagnoses ^^Critical diagnoses

Diagnosis

  • Eye Exam
    • confirm negative sidel's sign (r/o globe rupture) and no traumatic hyphema
  • CT orbit

Management

Simple

  • All of the following:
    • Superficial
    • Not associated with any other serious intraorbital or ocular injury
    • Small (<1 cm)
  • Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment and ophtho referal in 1-3

Complex

  • Discuss with ophthomology

Disposition

  • Simple: Outpatient
  • Complex: Discuss with ophtho

See Also

External Links

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