Houck Jessica, Mangal Rohan, Vandillen Chrissy, Ganti Latha, Sleigh Bryan C
Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine / Hospital Corporation of America Graduate Medical Education (HCA GME) Consortium, Kissimmee, USA.
Emergency Medicine, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Cureus. 2019 Jul 1;11(7):e5057. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5057.
In the following case presentation, a young man who incurred orbital compartment syndrome (OCS) from physical trauma significantly improved from timely lateral canthotomy. Lateral canthotomy is recommended to be performed as soon as possible to avoid permanent vision loss, which is the most feared complication associated with orbital compartment syndrome. This procedure completely restored vision in the patient and permitted prompt discharge.
在以下病例报告中,一名因身体创伤导致眼眶间隔综合征(OCS)的年轻男子通过及时的外眦切开术得到了显著改善。建议尽快进行外眦切开术,以避免永久性视力丧失,这是与眼眶间隔综合征相关的最可怕的并发症。该手术使患者的视力完全恢复,并允许其迅速出院。