@article{ref1,
title="Bilateral orbital emphysema from compressed air injury",
journal="American journal of ophthalmology",
year="1999",
author="Li, T. and Mafee, M. F. and Edward, D. P.",
volume="128",
number="1",
pages="103-104",
abstract="PURPOSE: To describe a patient who developed bilateral subconjunctival and orbital emphysema after an automobile tire explosion. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: A 60-year-old man sustained bilateral ocular injury after a tire explosion. Ophthalmic examination disclosed bilateral subconjunctival air, with no visible conjunctival laceration. Computed tomography showed orbital emphysema, with no evidence of orbital fracture. Follow-up examination 2 weeks after the injury disclosed resolution of the subconjunctival air. Best-corrected visual acuity in the right eye was decreased after the explosion but improved to the baseline level of 20/40 2 weeks after the injury. CONCLUSION: Subconjunctival and orbital emphysema can occur from high-pressure air injury in the absence of an obvious entry site.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9394",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}