University of Iowa Health Care

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor: Andrew Doan, MD, PhD, University of Iowa

Category: Trauma

Lid laceration and superior orbital roof fracture

lid laceration and superior orbital roof fracture

This patient was working with a crowbar and accidently jammed it into the region above his right eye. It appears that there is only a superficial wound; however, coronal CT scans demonstrate that there are bone fragments in the brain.




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last updated: 02-08-2008