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Critical Tools for On-Call Ophthalmologists and Physicians Involved in Conflict and Disaster Response

Eye injuries from wars, terrorist attacks, and civil unrest have become commonplace across the globe. To help physicians prepare for and manage these injuries, the Academy offers curated, essential resources for ophthalmologists taking call and those involved in conflict and disaster response. A variety of CME activities, surgical videos, presentations, and news are provided.

Additional Suggested Resources

The Wills Eye Manual, 8th Edition, offers authoritative guidance on the treatment of ocular disorders in a variety of settings, including trauma (a free benefit for Academy members).

EyeWiki supports a broad collection of ocular trauma articles, with topics ranging from intraocular foreign bodies to eyelid laceration repair.

The AAO Ophthalmic Education app includes easy access to both The Wills Eye Manual and EyeWiki, as well as subspecialty-specific news, videos, podcasts, and quizzes.
Essential Courses and Lectures

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Prepare to Manage an Open Globe

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Imaging for Acute Trauma

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Symposium on Wartime Ophthalmic Trauma

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Trauma Basics for Residents and Comprehensive Ophthalmologists
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Retinal Urgencies and Emergencies for the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist

from AAO 2022 JUL 10, 2023 By Jason N Crosson, MD, John O Mason, MD, Michael A Albert Jr MD, Benjamin W Roberts, MD

In this course from AAO 2022, a panel of retinal specialists engages in a case-based discussion of management strategies and treatment algorithms for common retinal urgencies and emergencies.

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Posterior Segment Trauma and Ocular Melanoma

from MOC Exam Review Course: Retina/Vitreous AUG 20, 2020 By Justin Gottlieb MD

Dr. Justin Gottlieb discusses posterior segment trauma, including blunt trauma, open-globe injury, intraocular foreign bodies, endophthalmitis and ocular melanoma.

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Ophthalmic Trauma: Responsibilities of the On-Call Ophthalmologist

from AAO 2021 JUN 15, 2022 By James Drake Auran MD, Fasika A Woreta, MD, Donna H Kim, MD, Grant A Justin, MD, Craig N Czyz DO, Ron W Pelton, MD, PHD, Divya Srikumaran, MD

In this AAO 2021 presentation, panelists highlight the emerging role of the ophthalmic hospitalist in providing emergency care, discuss the introduction of ophthalmic trauma fellowships, and describe the legal and ethical responsibilities of the on-call ophthalmologist.

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Oculoplastics Exam: Lids, Orbit, Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders, and Trauma

from MOC Exam Review Course: Oculoplastics/Orbit AUG 20, 2020 By Louise A Mawn MD

Dr. Louise Mawn discusses the oculoplastics exam, which covers lids, orbit, infectious and inflammatory disorders, and trauma.

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Oculoplastics 101: Trauma

FEB 07, 2020 By Stuart R Seiff, MD

This video discusses orbital fractures and periorbital soft tissue trauma (includes material from 2009 MOC Exam Review Course).

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Neuro-Ophthalmology and Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery

from MOC Exam Review Course: Comprehensive JAN 20, 2022 By Maria Mendicino Aaron, MD

Dr. Maria E. Aaron discusses neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastics topics for the comprehensive ophthalmologist.

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CME Courses and Cases

Oct 21, 2022 Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) This online course on intimate partner violence (IPV) looks at this important, yet underappreciated, etiology of ocular and orbital trauma. Course

Restricted Ocular Motility and Corneal Ulcer Case

Imaging Acute Ophthalmic Trauma Course

Repair of the Open Globe Course
Ocular Trauma Surgical Cases and Techniques
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Large Intraocular Foreign Body

OCT 10, 2023 By Ahmed M Habib, MD

Dr. Ahmed Habib uses a bimanual technique to remove a large intraocular foreign body.

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Corneal Laceration With Iris Reposition

MAY 26, 2023 By Ahmed A Sallam, MBBCH, Mohammad Z Siddiqui, MD

Drs. Ahmed Sallam and M. Zia Siddiqui present pearls for repairing a corneal laceration with iris prolapse in a child.

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Graft Repair of an Old, Large Macular Hole

APR 27, 2023 By Ashraf H El Habbak, MD

Dr. Ashraf El Habbak performs a pars plana vitrectomy and a retinal transplant to repair a large macular hole in a patient with a history of trauma more than 6 months prior.

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Yamane Technique and Iris Reconstruction After a Ruptured Globe

APR 06, 2023 By Ahmed Roshdy Alagorie, MD, FRCS(ED), MSc

Dr. Alagorie performs an anterior vitrectomy and iris reconstruction on a 25-year-old patient with aphakia and severe iris damage.

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Traumatic Massive Vitreoretinal Incarceration

from AAO 2022 Video Program FEB 28, 2023 By Marc C Muraine MD, Umberto Lorenzi, Sr, MD, FEBO

This video presents a case of massive post-traumatic vitreoretinal incarceration into a wide scleral wound. The trauma was a work accident by a molten glass projection.

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Anterior Chamber Maintainer: An Effective Tool for Managing Open-Globe Injuries

from AAO 2022 Video Program FEB 16, 2023 By Mehul A Shah MBBS, Ruhi Gunay, Jr

This video demonstrates the utilization of the anterior chamber maintainer (ACM) in open-globe injuries in all zones. The ACM helps in managing various conditions in ocular trauma and is particularly useful in selective cases of open-globe injuries.

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Using a Horizontal Mattress Suture to Help Close a Large Corneal Wound

FEB 10, 2023 By Christopher S Sales, MD, Christopher R Fortenbach, MD

For easier closure of a large corneal laceration, Drs. Christopher Sales and Christopher Fortenbach recommend first stabilizing the wound using a horizontal mattress suture.

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Endophthalmitis, IOFB, and Lower Retinal Detachment in an 11-Year-Old Patient

JAN 27, 2023 By Ahmed Roshdy Alagorie, MD, FRCS(ED), MSc

Dr. Ahmed Roshdy Alagorie presents a case of an 11-year-old old boy with endophthalmitis, a large intraocular foreign body (IOFB), and lower retinal detachment after repair of a ruptured globe.

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Intraocular Foreign Body in a Pediatric Patient

OCT 07, 2022 By Mohammed A Al Falah, MBBS, Marko Popovic, MD, Rajeev H Muni MD

Drs. Mohammed Al Falah, Marko Popovic, and Rajeev Muni present a case of a 9-year old girl with a self-sealing corneal wound and an intraocular foreign body caused by a penetrating ocular trauma.

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Blunt Trauma with Lensectomy, Iridodialysis Repair, and ILM Peeling

MAY 25, 2022 By Tahsin Z Khundkar, MD, Sandra R Montezuma, MD

Drs. Tahsin Khundkar and Sandra Montezuma describe the repairs made to a pediatric patient with a bungee cord injury causing traumatic iridodialysis, cataract, and high IOP.

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Penetrating Fishhook Injury

from 1-Minute Video; YO Video Competition OCT 25, 2021 By Shaheen C Kavoussi, MD

Dr. Shawn Kavoussi presents 2 surgeries for a penetrating fishhook injury: initial removal and open globe repair, followed by combined cataract removal and pars plana vitrectomy.

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EyeNet Coverage of Ocular Trauma
Eye Injuries Represent Significant Global Burden

NOV 01, 2023

Global incidence of and disability from eye injury.

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Toy Gun Eye Injury in Kids Is Up

SEP 01, 2023

Toy guns, foam bullets, and the risk to kids’ eyes.

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Open-Globe Injury Repairs and Outcomes Vary by Population

AUG 01, 2023 By Stephanie Leveene, ELS
Selected by Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD

Tomaiuolo et al. reviewed data from the nationwide IRIS Registry to evaluate five-year incidence rates of open-globe injury repair (OGR) surgery and demographic factors related to OGR incidence.

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Macular Perfusion and Neuronal Loss in TBI

JUL 01, 2023 By Lynda Seminara
Selected by Prem S. Subramanian, MD, PhD

Hepschke et al. analyzed ophthalmic data for patients with traumatic brain injury, hypothesizing that perfusion reductions would precede and predict neurodegeneration.

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Surgical Principles for Management of Corneal Lacerations

JUN 01, 2023 By Ramy Rashad, MD, MBA, Ahsan Hussain, MD, and Christine Ament, MD
Edited by Jeremiah P. Tao, MD, FACS

Get the best visual outcomes after corneal laceration by following these established treatment and management principles.

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Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy

APR 01, 2023 By Tianyu Liu, MD, and Benjamin J. Kim, MD
Edited by Jeremiah Tao, MD

PEHCR is a mimic and can be especially easily confused with choroidal melanoma. How to make the distinction.

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Orbital Compartment Syndrome

MAR 01, 2023 By Alexander Engelmann, MD, and Katherine Duncan, MD
Edited by Jeremiah Tao, MD, FACS

What you need to know about orbital compartment syndrome, a true ophthalmic emergency.

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A Nail Gun, a Ruptured Globe—and a Surprise

NOV 01, 2021 By Tahira Scholle, MD, Mina Naguib, MD, Kanwal Matharu, MD, and John Chancellor, MD
Edited by Ahmad A. Aref, MD, MBA

His ruptured globe was repaired, but the eye became increasingly inflamed. What’s your diagnosis?

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Ocular Trauma and Guns: The Need for Data

MAR 01, 2021 By Lori Baker-Schena, MBA, EdD, Contributing Writer, interviewing Alexander M. Garrett, MD, Gary N. Holland, MD, Pradeep S. Prasad, MD, MBA, Prem S. Subramanian, MD, PhD, Joseph T. Wertz, AB, and Albert Y. Wu, MD, PhD

Ocular trauma related to gun violence: The need for concrete data on outcomes. Web Extra: Training the next generation of physicians.

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The Veteran With a Blind Painful Eye

DEC 01, 2020 By Alexander F. Vu, MD, and Roma P. Patel, MD, MBA
Edited By: Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH

The 72-year-old was experiencing new onset throbbing headaches centered around his right eye, which had been blind for 25 years. Web Extra: 2020 in review.

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Open Globe Injury: Assessment and Preoperative Management

AUG 01, 2020 By Daniel Wang, MD, and Avnish Deobhakta, MD
Edited By: Bennie H. Jeng, MD

Advice for assessment and preoperative management of open-globe injury.

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Critical Tools for On-Call Ophthalmologists and Physicians Involved in Conflict and Disaster Response

Essential Courses and Lectures

n4m Spotlight

n4m Spotlight

n4m Spotlight

Trauma Basics for Residents and Comprehensive Ophthalmologists

CME Courses and Cases

Ocular Trauma Surgical Cases and Techniques

EyeNet Coverage of Ocular Trauma

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