Resumen

LLERENA RODRIGUEZ, Jorge Alberto; GUERRA GARCIA, Roberto Alejandro; PEREZ GARCIA, Diley  y  RUA MARTINEZ, Raúl. Management of the ocular open-globe injuries. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2012, vol.25, suppl.2, pp. 536-544. ISSN 0864-2176.

The main tendencies in the management of the ocular open-globe injuries, according to Birmingham’s international classification, were reviewed. Those aspects that might have an effect on the visual outcomes were stated. Emphasis was made on the diagnostic criteria, the clinical picture and the surgical and therapeutic treatments that a physician may resort to in the emergency room; for this purpose, an algorithm to manage this visual problem was submitted.

Palabras clave : ocular trauma; injury to open globe; penetrating wound; perforating wound; rupture.

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