Acute Traumatic Cataract Diagnosed by Ocular Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Emergency Department
With the adoption of ocular POCUS as a staple in emergency medicine residency training, this case is testimony to its growing functionality in the setting of ocular trauma. We pose that it may aid as a diagnostic tool, avoid gratuitous testing, and ultimately expedite specialist evaluation and definitive treatment.
Authors
- Taryn Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-4445)
- Angelo Kantrales
- Adrian Huffard
- Shannon Overholt
Institutions
- Park Avenue Dermatology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- POCUS Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24908/pocusj.v10i01.18110
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00