Neuro-ophthalmology

Blog for Ophthalmology Residents & Fellows

Ocular Trauma

Case-based notes on ocular trauma — open globe classification, chemical injury grading, traumatic hyphema, and orbital fractures. Written for residents and fellows preparing for exams and clinical practice. See also our Ocular Siderosis page for the long-term consequences of a retained intraocular foreign body.

Open Globe Injury: BETT Classification

Precise terminology, the Ocular Trauma Score, and IOFB

Chemical Eye Injury Grading

Roper-Hall vs Dua, and current AS-OCTA objective grading

Traumatic Hyphema

Why antifibrinolytics fell out of routine use

Orbital Fracture: Emergency vs Observation

Recognizing the white-eyed blowout fracture emergency

Ocular Siderosis

The long-term consequences of a retained metallic IOFB