Paediatric Orbital Fractures: The Importance of Regular Thorough Eye Assessment and Appropriate Referral

The paediatric orbital fracture should always raise alarm bells to all clinicians working in an emergency department. A delay or failure in diagnosis and appropriate referral can result in rapidly developing and profound complications. We present a boy of childhood age who sustained trauma to his ey...

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Main Authors: Karim Kassam, Ishrat Rahim, Caroline Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/376564