Ophthalmology
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Case Reports
Ischemic orbital compartment syndrome as a complication of spinal surgery in the prone position.
To report a patient with ischemic orbital compartment syndrome as a complication of spinal surgery in the prone position. ⋯ It is important to be familiar with this rare complication after prolonged surgery in the prone position. Although the prognosis seems to be poor, it is essential to monitor these patients perioperatively and to intervene surgically and medically once the diagnosis of orbital compartment syndrome is established.
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To assess the acquisition and retention of screening ophthalmic clinical skills over 3 years of medical school. ⋯ There is worrisome erosion of students' acquired screening skills across the third-year clerkships. Skill reinforcement in the fourth year yielded improved performance. Attention must be directed to reinforcing basic ophthalmology skills training within medical school curricula to assure competence of graduates.
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To document the types and causes of ocular and ocular adnexal injuries treated by United States Army ophthalmologists serving in Iraq during the Iraqi Insurgency. ⋯ During the portion of the Iraqi Insurgency covered in our report, munitions fragments were the most common cause of ocular and ocular adnexal injuries. The single most common cause of injury was the IED, which produced devastating ocular and ocular adnexal injuries. The authors' findings indicate that polycarbonate ballistic eyewear could have prevented many, but not all, of the ocular injuries we report.