Retrobulbar haemorrhage
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| Headline | |
|---|---|
| Etiology | Orbital compartment syndrome |
| Epidemiology | Risk factors: coagulopathy, recent orbit surgery, trauma |
| Clinical presentation | painful eyeball, swollen conjunctiva (chemosis), ↓ visual acuity, ↓ eye movement, abnormal colour vision |
| Pathogenesis | Optic nerve compression |
| Diagnostic investigations | |
| Management | lateral canthotomy +/- cantholysis - aim decompression within 60 min of symptoms! URGENT ophthal referral. |