Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Retrobulbar Hematoma: A Sight-Threatening Emergency
A 93-year-old female with a past medical history of dementia and hypertension, not taking anticoagulation treatment, presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of head injury after falling down a flight of stairs. On arrival, she was hemodynamically stable with an intact primary survey. On secondary examination, the patient had left frontal ecchymoses, a minimally reactive left pupil, and difficulty with left extra ocular movements. The patient denied any vision changes or ocular pain.
Authors
- Prateek Khurana
- Allison Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-3147)
- Vivian Papas
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2026-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2026.100527
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00