title: Acute retrobulbar haemorrhage: An ophthalmologic emergency for the emergency physician.
abstract: Acute retrobulbar haemorrhage (ARBH) is a rare ophthalmic emergency observed following blunt eye trauma. Multiple trauma and loss of consciousness can hide symptoms of ARBH. Rapid diagnosis and immediate lateral canthotomy and cantholysis must be performed to prevent permanent visual loss in patients. Medical treatment can be added to surgical therapy. Lateral canthotomy and cantholysis are simple procedures that can be performed by emergency physicians. In this report, it was aimed to present a case with post-traumatic ARBH and provide general knowledge about the diagnosis, follow-up and treatment of ARBH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Şehitkamil Goverment Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey. cpamukcu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pamukcu
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odabaşı
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011859:Radiography; D019315:Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery