Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg · Jun 1995
Case ReportsOrbital emphysema following remote skull trauma.
In an unusual case of orbital emphysema following nose blowing, a reliable patient history and examination demonstrated no direct trauma to the orbit. Blunt posterior skull trauma was sustained several hours before the development of the orbital emphysema. A "seismic" transmittal of force to the orbital walls is postulated.