Open Access Emergency Medicine (Feb 2023)
Choroidal Rupture in the Setting of Multi-Trauma
Abstract
Jeremy Mathan, Ramin Odisho, Lewis Karapanos, Zelia K Chiu Department of Ophthalmology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCorrespondence: Jeremy Mathan, Department of Ophthalmology, The Alfred Hospital, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia, Tel +619076 2000, Fax +619076 2222, Email [email protected]: Herein the authors call attention to the importance of ophthalmic evaluation in the setting of multi-trauma, particularly with facial and orbital fractures. In institutions such as ours, a tertiary general hospital, where such fractures are initially managed by a non-ophthalmic team such as trauma or maxillofacial surgeons, we would advocate for prompt referral to the ophthalmology team for assessment as described by our case of a choroidal rupture in the setting of multi-trauma.Keywords: choroidal rupture, multi trauma, facial fracture, orbital fracture, maxillofacial