A couple of weeks back I was part of something quite exciting and had the opportunity to save an eye in an emergency. Thanks to my Radiologist colleague and friend. It was a regular day at the clinic for me on a Monday morning. I had just finished my morning surgery list and came down to the clinic to see patients. The first patient on the clinic list was a 10 year old kid who gave a history of hitting a stationary tractor while riding on his cycle about 15 days ago.
The tractor's back had made contact with his forehead. He had fallen unconscious and was taken to a local hospital. There he was examined by an emergency physician, he noted Bilateral ecchymoses and lid oedema (classical "Raccoon" eyes or Black eye sign of a scalp injury ). The physician had ordered a CT scan which did not reveal any facial fracture or intracranial injury. Thus, he was given conservative treatment and…
