A rare mechanism of orbital emphysema.
Orbital emphysema is usually described in association with fractures of the paranasal sinuses involving the orbit. We describe a rare form of orbital emphysema caused by high-pressure subconjunctival air injection from an air tube used in a garage, without apparent damage to the orbital walls.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014054:Tomography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*