Abstract
This study was prompted by the lack of a universally accepted treatment of traumatic hyphema. In addition, the guarded prognosis that must be offered, even in the smallest hyphema, provides impetus to determine the most effective method for prophylaxis and treatment of its major complications: secondary hemorrhage, secondary glaucoma, blood staining of the cornea, and optic atrophy. A prospective study of the treatment of traumatic hyphema in 137 consecutive cases was conducted. Two treatment regimens were compared: bed rest, bilateral ocular patches, and sedation; and ambulation ad lib, patching of the traumatized eye only, and no sedation. Eye drops were not administered in either regimen.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | OP799-OP815 |
| Journal | Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1974 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine