Ocular Trauma: Principles and Practice 1st Edition

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Ocular Trauma: Principles and Practice is the first comprehensive clinical reference on ocular injuries in more than a decade. Each chapter gives you detailed instructions on evaluation, treatment, and management, including what to do, how to do it, and why to do it. You'll also learn techniques for developing individualized treatment strategies for hard-to-identify injuries. The book begins with general terminology and classification of ocular trauma, and goes on to cover such topics as: the new role of endoscopy; eye restoration with complete iris loss; anterior chamber disorders; rehabilitation advances; medicolegal issues regarding the ophthalmologist as an expert witness; and much more! Insightful chapters written by patients offer their perspectives on the physical injuries and emotional trauma they have experienced. Key features of Ocular Trauma: A systemic approach to eye management on a tissue by tissue basis, instead of the traditional anterior/posterior approach Practical, easy-to-use format, featuring more than 350 illustrations (156 in full color), pearls, pitfalls, bullets, and special considerations, ideal for daily practice An international panel of expert authors offering up-to-date global perspectives on management of ocular trauma Draws on the largest epidemiologic and clinical data collection available, The United States Eye Injury Registry Offers an important discussion of medicolegal issues facing ophthalmologists called as expert witnesses Provides a comprehensive list of common abbreviations and frequently used terms andmore! This reader-friendly book is a valuable addition to the professional library of every ophthalmologist, retina specialist, resident, and emergency room physician who deals with trauma patients. No other resource gives you such an abundance of information on assessment, emergency intervention, management, and rehabilitation. Make sure you have the best, state-of-the-art information as you treat patients who have suffered an ocular injury. Table of Contents Foreword Preface Contributors About this Book Serious Eye Injury: The Patient’s Perspective—Ellen M. Bomer, Emily and Jeff Lyons xxiii Abbreviations Section I: General Considerations BETT: The Terminology of Ocular Trauma—Ferenc Kuhn, Robert Morris, and C. Douglas Witherspoon Classification of Ocular Trauma—Sharath C. Raja and Dante J. Pieramici The OTS: Predicting the Final Vision of the Injured Eye—Ferenc Kuhn, Richard Maisiak, Eye Injury Epidemiology and Prevention of Ophthalmic Injuries—Ferenc Kuhn, Viktória Mester, LoRetta Mann, C. Douglas Witherspoon, Robert Morris, and Richard Maisiak Counseling the Patient and the Family—Robert Morris, Ferenc Kuhn, C. Douglas Witherspoon, and D. Donald C. Stephens Rehabilitation of Patients with Ocular Trauma—Donald C. Fletcher and August Colenbrander Medicolegal Issues—Wesley D. Blakeslee Designing the Management Strategy—Ferenc Kuhn Evaluation—J.B. Harlan, Jr., Eugene W.M. Ng, and Dante J. Pieramici Section II: Emergency Management Management of Patients with Polytrauma—Joel A. Pearlman and Dante J. Pieramici Chemical Injuries: Emergency Intervention—Michael D. Wagoner and Kenneth R. Kenyon Nonglobe Injuries: Emergency (Room) Management—John A. Long and Thomas M. Tann Section III: Mechanical Globe Injuries Conjunctiva—M. Bowes Hamill Cornea—M. Bowes Hamill Scleral and Corneoscleral Injuries—Jennifer L. Lindsey and M. Bowes Hamill Extrabulbar Tissue Prolapse—José Dalma-Weiszhausz Anterior Chamber—Bradford J. Shingleton and Ferenc Kuhn Iris—Bernd Kirchhof Ciliary Body—Derek Kuhl and William F. Mieler Glaucoma—Kristin Hammersmith Matelis and Nathan Congdon Lens—Viktória Mester and Ferenc Kuhn Choroid—Nicholas E. Engelbrecht and Paul Sternberg, Jr. Vitreous and Retina—Kah-Guan Au Eong, David Kent, and Dante J. Pieramici Intraocular Foreign Bodies—Ferenc Kuhn, Viktória Mester, and Robert Morris Severe Combined Anterior and Posterior Segment Trauma—C. Douglas Witherspoon, Robert Morris, Robert Phillips, Ferenc Kuhn, Suzanne Nelson, and Robert Witherspoon Management of Eyes with Perforating Injury—Stephen G. Schwartz and William F. Mieler Injury to the Postsurgical Eye—Paul F. Vinger Endophthalmitis—Nauman A. Chaudhry and Harry W. Flynn, Jr. Sympathetic Ophthalmia—Robert A. Mittra Unique Aspects of Trauma in Children—Ronald P. Danis, Daniel Neely, and David A Plager Evisceration and Enucleation—Michael A. Callahan Section IV: Nonmechanical globe injuries Chemical Injuries: Clinical Course and Management—Michael D. Wagoner and Kenneth R. Kenyon Ocular Manifestations of Nonophthalmic Conditions—Wolfgang Schrader Photic and Electrical Trauma—Yaniv Barkana and Michael Belkin Section V: Nonglobe injuries Eyelid and Lacrimal System Trauma—John A. Long and Thomas M. Tann Orbital Trauma—John A. Long and Thomas M. Tann Optic Nerve and Visual Pathway—Lanning B. Kline and Christopher A. Girkin Ocular Motor System—John A. Long and Thomas M. Tann Section VI: Appendices Appendix 1. Instrumentation—Suzanne Nelson Appendix 2. Endoscopy—Claude Boscher Appendix 3. Basic Surgical Techniques in the Anterior Segment—M. Bowes Hamill Appendix 4. Basic Surgical Techniques in the Posterior Segment—Wolfgang Schrader Appendix 5. Pharmacology—Martin L. Heredia-Elizondo, Tamer A. Macky, D. Virgil Alfaro, and Joel H. Herring Appendix 6. Myths and Truths about Eye Injuries: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions—Dante J. Pieramici and Ferenc Kuhn Appendix 7. The Need for Standardization for Protective Eyewear in Sports—Paul F. Vinger Index