Eye

Image Source: Flickr Author: Kaitlin Fries, DO Doctors HospitalOriginally Published: Modern Resident February/March 2016 Eyelids are often one of the more complex locations for providers to perform laceration repairs. The eye has many important neighboring structures that can often be damaged by even minor trauma to the eye. As with any wound, it is important […]

Image Credit: Flickr Author: Sophia Johnson, DO Shane Sergent, DO Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Originally Published: Modern Resident October/November 2014 A 32-year-old male presents to the ED after being struck in the right eye with a ball during a friendly tennis match. He complains of discomfort in the right eye, decreased visual acuity and nausea […]

Image from Maxxl2 – Wikimedia Commons This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Fernando Pellerano, MS-V Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine Chemical burns represent potentially blinding ocular injuries and constitute a true ocular emergency requiring immediate assessment and initiation of treatment. The sequelae of an ocular burn can be severe and particularly challenging […]