• J Trauma · Apr 1988

    Case Reports

    Visual loss following traumatic asphyxia in children.

    • G A Baldwin, A J Macnab, and A Q McCormick.
    • Department of Paediatrics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
    • J Trauma. 1988 Apr 1;28(4):557-8.

    AbstractTwo young children suffered loss of vision in separate incidents following traumatic asphyxia. Visual loss secondary to trauma can occur from a variety of causes. This is apparently the first description of traumatic asphyxia causing visual loss in children. In children, visual impairment is easily missed unless the degree of handicap is severe. All children should have their fundi and visual acuity assessed before discharge following significant trauma, including all episodes of traumatic asphyxia.

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