Main description:

Trauma to the eye and associated structures account for a significant number of combat-related injuries, and combat ocular trauma has steadily risen in frequency over the last century. Ophthalmology in Military and Civilian Casualty Care comprehensively examines the accommodations and modifications that must be made in order to treat such ocular traumas in a military setting.

Created by ophthalmology experts actively serving in the military at various levels, this book is designed to improve ophthalmic casualty outcomes across military settings. A history of military ophthalmology serves as the opening chapter, setting the stage for subsequent chapters examining the intricacies and advancements of damage control ophthalmology, prehospital care of combat eye injuries, neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of trauma, and further severe ocular conditions. Later chapters explore the preventative and proactive efforts to reduce and treat combat-related ocular trauma by developing "eye armor" for the American infantry and military-affiliated ophthalmic surgical missions. Complete with high-quality color illustrations and figures, this unique book will serve as an invaluable, practical reference for military physicians, military ophthalmologists, ophthalmology professors, residents, and fellows interested in combat medicine and eye trauma.

Contents:

Part I

Chapter 1

History of Military Ophthalmology

Andrew S. Pan, DO, Capt, MC, USAF and Brett W. Davies, MD, MS

Chapter 2

Damage Control Ophthalmology

Anthony J. Johnson, MD, J. Richard Townley III, MD

Chapter 3

Damage Control Ophthalmology - Emergency Department Considerations

Ronnie K. Ren, MD and *Daniel J. Dire, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAAEM

Chapter 4

Damage Control Ophthalmology - Anesthesia Considerations

Colonel Mark H. Chandler, MD

Chapter 5

Diagnostic Imaging Considerations in Damage Control Ophthalmology

Aaron M. Betts, MD and John L. Ritter, MD

Chapter 6

Damage Control Surgery: Blast - Anterior Segment Trauma

Anthony J. Johnson MD, J. Richard Townley III, MD, and Joseph F. Pasternak, MD

Chapter 7

Posterior Segment

Marcus H. Colyer, MD and Eric. D. Weichel, MD

Chapter 8

Traumatic Glaucoma

Won I. Kim, MD

Chapter 9

Periocular and Orbital Trauma

COL Sheri L. DeMartelaere, MD and Raymond L. Cho, MD, FACS

Chapter 10

Neuro-Ophthalmic Manifestations of Trauma

Sarah J. Kim, DO, MPH, Prem S. Subramanian, MD, PhD and Kimberly P. Cockerham, MD

Chapter 11

Pediatric Ophthalmology Chapter for Ophthalmology in Military and Civilian Casualty Care

COL(RET) William R. Raymond, IV, MD, CPT, Christiaan Kroesen, MD, CPT, COL(RET), Richard H. Birdsong, MD

Chapter 12

Uveitis

R. Christopher Walton, MD

Part II

Chapter 13

Prehospital Care of Combat Eye Injuries

Frank K. Butler, MD and Robert A. Mazzoli, MD, FACS

Chapter 14

Ocular Toxicology in Military and Civilian Disaster Environments

Derek L. Eisnor, MD and Brent W. Morgan, MD

Chapter 15

Winning the Hearts and Minds - OPHTHALMOLOGY

Robert W. Enzenauer, MD, MPH, MSS, MBA, Francis G. La Piana, MD, FACS, W. Dale Anderson, MD, Warner D. "Rocky" Farr, MD, MPH, MSS, FACP

Chapter 16

Eye Armor

Thomas P. Ward, MD, COL(RET), MC, USA, and Francis G. La Piana, MD, FACS

Chapter 17

Humanitarian Missions

COL Darrel K. (Casey) Carlton, MD

Appendix

Suturing 101

Anthony J. Johnson, MD and J. Richard Townley III, MD