Ocular trauma is common in children, occurring from a variety of mechanisms in recreation and athletics. Differentiating simple eye injuries from those requiring urgent or emergent ophthalmologic evaluation is critical. This article briefly describes the in-detail approach to acute nonpenetrating eye trauma in children.
Eye trauma is a common occurrence in the pediatric population, Although the emergency department (ED) has traditionally been the site for evaluation of acute ocular injury, most pediatric eye injuries are minor and can be evaluated by qualified providers in urgent and ambulatory care settings, especially in the absence of obvious penetrating injury or globe rupture. Evaluation Healthcare professional require the skills to recognize signs of more serious ocular injury that can be potentially vision-saving. According to several reports, there are 4 basic guiding…
