Hyphema: Mechanisms, Clinical Assessment, and Eye Trauma Care

Hyphema: Mechanisms, Clinical Assessment, and Eye Trauma Care

1. Introduction Hyphema is a serious ophthalmologic condition defined by the pooling or accumulation of blood within the anterior chamber of the eye, which is the space situated between the clear cornea and the colored iris. This accumulation is typically the direct consequence of blunt or penetrating ocular trauma that tears the delicate blood vessels … Read more