title: Gunshot wounds of the eye and orbit.
abstract: Gunshot wounds to the globe and orbit require careful evaluation and management. This article highlights five cases of penetrating gunshot injuries, each demonstrating different points to consider when managing the severely traumatized patient. Immediate and late complications are described. Missile velocities of different weapons are detailed, and the mechanism of injury is discussed. Careful preoperative evaluation is stressed as a means of avoiding complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery