Ocular Trauma: Principles and Practice -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- About this Book -- Serious Eye Injury: The Patient's Perspective -- Abbreviations -- Section I: General Considerations -- 1 Bett: The Terminology of Ocular Trauma -- Current problems -- Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology -- References -- 2 Classification of Ocular Trauma -- The principles of classification -- Classification of open globe injuries -- Classification of closed globe injuries -- References -- 3 The OTS: Predicting the Final Vision of the Injured Eye -- The need for a comprehensive, digital method for predicting the outcome of a serious eye injury -- The variables used in the Ocular Trauma Score -- Calculating the Ocular Trauma Score -- References -- 4 Eye Injury Epidemilogy and Prevention of Ophthalmic Injuries -- The United States Eye Injury Registry -- Ocular trauma epidemilogy: General findings -- Prevention -- Summary -- References -- 5 Counseling the Patient and the Family -- Counseling goals -- Specific Counseling goals -- Summary -- References -- 6 Rehabilitation of Patients with Ocular Trauma -- Rehabilitation goals -- Teamwork -- Ranges of vision loss -- Rehabilitation issues -- Rehabilitation therapy -- Reassurance Therapy -- Summary -- References -- 7 Medicolegal Issues -- Professional liability -- Sources of litigation in ocular trauma -- Preventing claims -- The physician as an expert -- References -- 8 Designing the Management Strategy -- History and evaluation -- Traditional versus planned approach to eye trauma -- The Surgeon: Know your capabilities and limitations -- Reconstruction versus enucleation: The Significance of NLP vision -- Open versus closed globe injury: Intervention versus referral -- The rules of transportation -- The timing of intervention -- Anesthesia.

Primary Surgery: wound closure versus comprehensive reconstruction -- The postoperative period and secondary reconstruction -- Intrumentation -- Concluding thoughts -- Summary -- References -- 9 Evaluation -- General evaluation -- Ophthalmic evaluation -- Summary -- References -- Section II: Emergency Management -- 10 Management of Patients with Polytrauma -- Epidemiology -- Initial assessment -- Emergency intervention -- Open globe injury and the nonophthalmologist -- Radiologic evaluation -- Special considerations -- Ophthalmic conditions as a result of systemic injuries -- Summary -- References -- 11 Chemical Injuries: Emergency Intervention -- Etiology -- Epidemiology and prognosis -- Pathophysiology -- Therapeutic principles -- Specific therapy -- Summary -- References -- 12 Nonglobe Injuries: Emergency (Room) Management -- Evaluation -- Emergency conditions and their management -- Summary -- References -- Section III: Mechanical Globe Injuries -- 13 Conjunctiva -- Examination -- Specific injuries -- Prognosis and outcome -- The nonophthalmologist's role -- Summary -- References -- 14 Cornea -- Epidemiology and prevention -- Pathophysiology -- Examination -- Specific injuries -- Summary -- References -- 15 Scleral and Corneoscleral Injuries -- Epidemiology -- Evaluation -- Anesthesia -- Techniques of operative repair -- Postoperative considerations -- Summary -- References -- 16 Extrabulbar Tissue Prolapse -- Definition and history -- Pathophysiology -- Evaluation -- Management -- Summary -- References -- 17 Anterior Chamber -- Synechialysis and pupillary membranes -- Hyphema -- Removal of other materials -- Reformating the AC -- Summary -- References -- 18 Iris -- Mydriasis -- Iatrogenic iris laceration -- Prolapse -- Iridiodialysis -- Aniridia -- Summary -- References -- 19 Ciliary Body -- Definition -- Pathophysiology.

Clinical conditions: The causes of hypotony -- Management of the phthisical eye -- Summary -- References -- 20 Glaucoma -- Glaucoma associated with closed globe trauma -- Glaucoma associated with open globe trauma -- Chemical injuries -- Thermal burns -- Electrical injury -- Orbital pressure elevation -- Summary -- References -- 21 Lens -- Crystalline lens -- Summary -- References -- 22 Choroid -- Choroidal rupture -- SCH -- Summary -- References -- 23 Vitreous and Retina -- Epidemiology and prevention -- Retina -- Vitreous hemorrhage -- Summary -- References -- 24 Intraocular Foreign Bodies -- History -- Epidemiology and prevention -- Pathophysiology -- Evaluation -- Management strategy and counseling -- Instrumentation -- Management -- Alternative treatment methods -- Late complicatons -- Special issue -- Antibiotic use -- Prognosis and outcome -- Controversies -- Summary -- The nonopthalmologist's role -- References -- 25 Severe Combined Anterior and Posterior Segment Trauma -- History -- Clinical rationale for TKP use -- Surgical technique -- Case series -- Summary -- References -- 26 Management of Eyes with Perforating Injury -- Epidemiology -- Pathophysiology and prognosis -- Surgical treatment -- Summary -- References -- 27 Injury to the Postsurgical Eye -- The mechanism of eye injuries -- The effects of common surgical incisions -- Trauma following different types of intraocular surgery -- Prevention -- Summary -- References -- 28 Endophthalmitis -- Epidemiology -- Clinical diagnosis -- Microbiology -- Prevention: Prophylactic antibiotics -- Treatment -- Special issues -- Summary -- References -- 29 Sympathetic Ophthalmia -- Epidemiology and prevention -- Clinical presentation and evalutation -- Pathologic features -- Pathophysiology -- Management and complications -- Prognosis -- Summary -- References.

30 Unique Aspects of Trauma In Children -- Epidemiology and prevention -- Evaluation -- Injuries with special implications -- Summary -- References -- 31 Evisceration and Enucleation -- Decision making -- So as a factor in determining the management -- Evisceration -- Enucleation -- Summary -- References -- Section IV: Nonmechanical Globe Injuries -- 32 Chemical Injuries: Clinical Course and Management -- Pathophysiology -- Clinical evaluation and course -- Therapeutic principles -- Specific therapy -- Summary -- References -- 33 Ocular Manifestations of Nonophthalmic Conditions -- Purtscher's retinopathy -- Whiplash syndrome -- Shaken baby syndrome -- Terson's syndrome -- Valsalva retinopathy -- High-Altitude retinopathy -- Summary -- References -- 34 Photic and Electrical Trauma -- Photic trauma -- Electrical trauma -- Summary -- References -- Section V: Nonglobe Injuries -- 35 Eyelid and Lacrimal System Trauma -- Epidemiology -- Prevention -- Eyelid lacerations -- Canalicular lacerations -- Eyelid avulsion -- Traumatic ptosis -- Cicatricial ectropion -- Bite injuries -- Summary -- References -- 36 Orbital Trauma -- History -- Epidemiology (Useir data) -- Prevention -- Pathophysiology -- Evaluation -- Types of trauma and their management -- Summary -- References -- 37 Optic Nerve and Visual Pathway -- Epidemiology -- Pathophysiology -- Evaluation -- Management strategy -- Timing -- Management -- Alternative to treatment -- Complications -- Special issue of importance -- Prognosis and outcome -- Controversies and future trends -- Summary -- The nonophthalmologist's role -- References -- 38 Ocular Motor System -- Epidemiology -- Pathophysiology -- Evaluation -- Clinical conditions -- Summary -- References -- Section VI: Appendices -- Appendix 1 Instrumentation -- Appendix 2 Endoscopy -- Appendix 3 Basic Surgical Techniques in the Anterior Segment.

Appendix 4 Basic Surgical Techniques in the Posterior Segment -- Appendix 5 Pharmacology -- Appendix 6 Myths and Truths About Eye Injuries: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions -- Appendix 7 The Need for Standardization for Protective Eyewear in Sports -- Index.