Risk Factors for Ocular Complications Following Orbital Fractures: A Large–Scale Multivariate Analysis
Sports-related injuries, male sex, non-trapdoor fractures, combined medial wall and orbital floor fractures and zygomatic or maxilla bone fracture are risk factors for ocular complications. Golf and baseball related orbital fractures are associated with a particularly high incidence of ocular complications, and urgent ophthalmologic examination is warranted in these cases.
Authors
- Hiroaki Oku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0150-7829)
- Tomomichi Nakayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1659-0853)
- C Sotozono
- Akiko Yoneda
- Akihide Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9411-6375)
Institutions
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (JP)
- Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seminars in Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08820538.2026.2645622
- Primary Topic
- Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00