LATERAL ORBITAL CANTHOTOMY

Course overview

ORBITAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME (OCS) IS CAUSED DUE TO RAPIDLY INCREASING INTRA-ORBITAL PRESSURE AND CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT BLINDNESS. OCS IS A SIGHT-THREATENING CONDITION. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES ORBITAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME (OCS) AND HOW IT CAN LEAD TO IRREVERSIBLE VISION LOSS, AND IT EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND DIAGNOSING OCS AND TREATING THE PATIENTS WITH LATERAL ORBITAL CANTHOTOMY TO LESSEN THE PROBABILITY OF PERMANENT VISION LOSS.