A retrospective review of the electronic medical records of patients presenting to the University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas with orbital wall fractures. Clinical data such as associated ocular injuries and different management approaches are analyzed and discussed to help clarify the specific indications for, and timing of, a formal ophthalmologic examination. All patients who presented to the emergency department for an orbital fracture after suffering various types of traumas between 2008 and 2017 were included. The study reviewed 451 patients with orbital wall fractures with a wide variety of presentations as well as demographics. There were 411 cases of adults presenting with an average age of 34 years and 40 pediatric presentations with an average age of 14 years. The average age of the combined study population was 30 years. Only 16.9% of patients required surgical correction for their orbital fractures and assault accounted for nearly 50% of all the orbital fractures reviewed in this study. In this large retrospective review, no notable relationship was found between orbital wall fractured and ocular injury. Alarm symptoms for more visual threatening injuries such as retinal tears, detachments, open globe injury, and extraocular muscle entrapment are all reasonable indications to consult ophthalmology emergently. Most orbital fractures are not vision threatening, do not usually require surgical correction, and typically occur in the setting of assault.
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