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Eye Protection Compliance In Combat-Why It is so Important

Ocular injury reduction from ocular protection use in current combat operations.

BACKGROUND: The mechanisms of modern warfare unfortunately have lead to many ocular injuries. This study attempts to quantify the effect of military combat eye protection on the incidence of ocular injury among US service members engaged in current combat operations.

Traumatic macular holes secondary to combat ocular trauma.

Traumatic macular holes secondary to combat ocular trauma.

PURPOSE: This study reports on the visual impact of combat related traumatic macular hole formation at a single tertiary referral center.

METHODS: Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional consecutive case series.

Traumatic brain injury associated with combat ocular trauma

Traumatic brain injury associated with combat ocular trauma.

PURPOSE: To determine the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on visual outcomes in combat ocular trauma (COT) and determine the association between TBI severity and types of ocular injuries.

PARTICIPANTS: One hundred fifty-two US casualties sustained 207 globe/oculoplastic combat injuries.

Removal of Orbital Foreign Bodies Using Intraoperative Fluoroscopy

Intraoperative fluoroscopy-guided removal of orbital foreign bodies.

PURPOSE: To describe the use of intraoperative fluoroscopy as an aid in the removal of radio-opaque orbital foreign bodies.

METHODS: A retrospective interventional case series of 12 patients with orbital foreign bodies that required removal for various indications. All patients underwent orbitotomy and removal of the foreign bodies with the aid of real-time intraoperative fluoroscopic localization.

Combat ocular trauma During Operations Iraqi (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF)-visual outcomes

Combat ocular trauma visual outcomes during operations iraqi and enduring freedom.

OBJECTIVE: To report the visual and anatomic outcomes as well as to predict the visual prognosis of combat ocular trauma (COT) during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.

DESIGN: Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional, consecutive case series.