• Am J Emerg Med · May 2023

    Case Reports

    Spontaneous globe rupture in a patient with extensive ocular surgical history.

    • Timothy Kolosionek, Danielle A Sultan, Katherine Tsay, Kristine L Schultz, Richard S MacKenzie, and Nicole C Elliott.
    • Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Allentown, PA, United States of America. Electronic address: Timothy.Kolosionek@lvhn.org.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2023 May 1; 67: 195.e1195.e3195.e1-195.e3.

    AbstractGlobe rupture is visually dramatic in appearance for emergency clinicians and is a sight-threatening injury for the patient. It requires prompt ophthalmologic surgical intervention for optimal outcomes. Cases are typically the result of ocular trauma; however, this case highlights a rare instance of spontaneous globe rupture in a patient with an extensive ocular surgical history.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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