Sep 26, 2019
Contributor: Don Stader, MD
Educational Pearls:
- The eye is surrounded by relatively inflexible tissues such as the bone of the orbit and the fibrous tissue of the eye. This makes it relatively susceptible to damage from outside compression, which is most common from trauma. This phenomenon is called ocular compartment...
Mar 19, 2019
Author: Dylan Luyten, MD
Educational Pearls:
- 1:500 patients will experience a retinal detachment
- Consider stroke on your differential (central retinal arterial occlusion)
- Flashes and floaters are a common complaint with retinal detachments
- Though patients may report fields of vision loss, visual acuity is often spared