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Eye patch and ophthalmology evaluation in 2 days
5%
30/599
Fluorescein eye stain
11%
63/599
Emergent CT
79%
475/599
High-dose systemic steroids
3%
19/599
Observation
2%
9/599
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With the examination demonstrating reduced visual acuity and visual field changes, emergent CT is needed to look for traumatic optic neuropathy from direct or indirect trauma. The most common mechanism is blunt facial trauma (78%), but penetrating trauma is also common (22%). The most common etiologies are sports and motor vehicle accidents. Fluorescein eye stain would only be useful for corneal abrasion or corneal foreign body. CT scans are often helpful for an orbital fracture, optic nerve sheath hemorrhage, optical canal fractures, skull fractures, foreign bodies, nonorbital facial fractures, or associated brain injuries. The presence of a fracture of the optic canal on a CT scan was a poor prognostic sign in a recent series by Goldenberg and associates. The treatment is controversial. Although treatment options include high-dose corticosteroids, retrobulbar steroid injection, optic canal decompression, and optic sheath fenestration, there is no consensus as to the optimum treatment. It has been reported that treatment does not alter the prognosis in children and adolescents. Only 29% to 44% of children and adolescent patients had significant improvement in visual acuity. Hyphema is a collection of free blood in the anterior chamber of the eye. It is the most common intraocular eye injury associated with sports as reported by Denyi and associates, and occurs in 24% of injured eye cases. At the time of injury, it occurs as a haze in the anterior chamber. An eye patch and ophthalmology evaluation in 2 days is inappropriate because timely evaluation in this scenario is important. High-dose steroids are often used for this injury but not before a full evaluation including a CT scan. Observation is not appropriate because the injury needs an urgent evaluation.
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