Ocular Injuries: Emergency Department Strategies - Trauma EXTRA Supplement (Trauma CME)

Points and Pearls Excerpt

• Perform a fluorescein examination to identify any corneal abrasions and to test for a possible ruptured globe via the Seidel test.
• Perform fundoscopy and a portable slit-lamp examination to examine the cornea and iris for foreign bodies as well as for cells and flare indicating traumatic iritis.
• Proptosis may indicate an underlying retrobulbar hemorrhage.
• Obtain intraocular pressure by palpation of the globes if tonometry is not available.