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Two things going on here in this blunt ocular trauma patient: Retinal Detachment and Lens Dislocation.
in this blunt ocular ... trauma patient: ... Retinal Detachment ... #Dislocation #Clinical ... #POCUS #Ocular
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
to assess for globe ... hemorrhage, or retinal ... #POCUS #ocular # ... retinal #detachment ... rupture #ultrasound #clinical
Globe rupture - irregular globe contour with collapsed anterior chamber. Echogenic material fills the vitreous chamber.
Globe rupture - ... irregular globe ... #Clinical #EM #Ophth ... #POCUS #Ocular ... #GlobeRupture #ALiEM
The detached retina appears as a thick, hyperechoic band in the vitreous chamber, anchored posteriorly to
The detached retina ... the optic disc #Clinical ... #Ophth #POCUS # ... Ocular #Retinal ... RetinalDetachment #ALiEM
Open Globe Injury on POCUS
Wood off of saw to the eye ==> significant edema, ecchymosis, bleeding
Open Globe Injury ... POCUSaurusRex #Globe ... #open #clinical ... #ocular #ultrasound ... #trauma
Normal eye - Anterior chamber (a): Located between hyperechoic cornea anteriorly and iris posteriorly Lens (L):
and the retina ... vitreous chamber #Clinical ... #EM #Ophth #POCUS ... #Ocular #Normal ... #ALiEM
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

Eye, linear probe, optic nerve (ON) elevation >0.6 mm into globe (crescent sign)
Papilledema on Ocular ... POCUS Eye, linear ... elevation >0.6 mm into globe ... 3mm posterior to retina ... #POCUS #clinical
Vitreous Hemorrhage on Ocular POCUS

What is the leading cause of this pathology in patients under 40
POCUS What is ... Resolution: Trauma ... 40 yrs old is trauma ... ultrasound include retinal ... #POCUS #clinical
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS
17 yo fem w/ HA and blurry vision x 1 month.  VS
Papilledema on Ocular ... at 3mm behind retina ... Ocular POCUS raised ... acetazolamide, neuro/Optho ... #clinical #opthalmology
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
may result in trauma ... ORTHO- fracture ... OCULAR- cataracts ... Electrical #Injury #clinical