Acute retrobulbar haemorrhage: An ophthalmologic emergency for the emergency physician

Acute retrobulbar haemorrhage (ARBH) is a rare ophthalmic emergency observed following blunt eye trauma. Multiple trauma and loss of consciousness can hide symptoms of ARBH. Rapid diagnosis and immediate lateral canthotomy and cantholysis must be performed to prevent permanent visual loss in patients. Medical treatment can be added to surgical therapy. Lateral canthotomy and cantholysis are simple procedures that can be performed by emergency physicians. In this report, it was aimed to present a case with post-traumatic ARBH and provide general knowledge about the diagnosis, follow-up and treatment of ARBH.

Acil hekimlerinin oftalmik acili: Akut retrobulber hemoraji

Akut retrobulber hemoraji (ARBH) künt göz travmasý sonrasý görülen nadir bir oftalmik acildir. Hastanýn çoklu travmatik hasarý ve bilinç kaybý varsa semptomlar gizlenebilir. Hastada kalýcý görme kaybýný önlemek için hýzlý taný konup zaman kaybetmeden lateral kantotomi, kantoliz yapýlmalýdýr. Medikal tedavi cerrahi tedaviye ek olarak baþlanabilir. Lateral kantotomi ve kantoliz acil hekimleri tarafýndan uygulanabilecek kolay bir prosedürdür. Bu makalede travma sonrasý retrobulber hemoraji geliþen bir olgumuzu sunarken, retrobulber hemorajinin tanýsý, tedavisi ve takibi hakkýnda genel bilgi verilmiþtir.