Main description:

This reader-friendly and well-illustrated book is a concise clinical reference on the management of severe ocular injuries. It will serve as an ideal guide for clinicians dealing with trauma and ophthalmology, assisting in the implementation of individualized treatment strategies and the performance of up-to-date surgical interventions. Easy-to-follow instructions are provided on the management of each injured tissue of the globe, with emphasis on key pearls and pitfalls that must be borne in mind in order to achieve an optimal anatomical and functional outcome. Both common and rare causes of injury are covered, including mass casualty incidents, and current concepts regarding the evaluation and classification of injury mechanisms are fully taken into consideration. In addition, each chapter pays special attention to hot topics and medicolegal issues in patient management.

Contents:

Severe Eye Injuries: Identification, Clinical Impact, and Critical Issues on Emergency Management.- Current Concepts and Management of Severely Traumatized Tissues in the Outer Coatings (The Cornea, The Conjunctiva, and The Sclera) of the Globe.- Current Concepts and Management of Severely Traumatized Tissues in the Inner Coatings (The Anterior Segment: Anterior Chamber Structures, the Iris, and the Lens) of the Globe.- Current Concepts and Management of Severely Traumatized Tissues in the Inner Coatings (The Posterior Segment: The Cliary Body, The Choroid, and The Retina) of the Globe.- Current Concepts and Management of Severely Traumatized Eye: Open-Globe Injury with Endophthalmitis.- Current Concepts and Management of Severely Traumatized Ocular Adnexa and the Optic Nerve Injury.- Critical Issues in the Management of Mixed Mechanism and Whole Globe Injuries.