CT Severity Spectrum of Penetrating Eye Injuries From Blasts

Abstract

Penetrating eye trauma from blasts can result in a vast spectrum of ocular injuries. Several cases of orbital trauma are reviewed, all of which occurred during combat operations and treated in an Air Force Theater Hospital. Computed tomography was used as the primary imaging modality and proved crucial in determining the extent of ocular injury. This report focuses on factors we believe affect globe salvageability, reviews imaging modalities in theater, and briefly discusses management in theater and aeromedical evacuation after initial injury.