Management of Open Globe Injuries

Dr Seanna Grob was the Director of the Eye Trauma Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School where she coordinated eye trauma coverage at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. After earning her medical degree from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Grob completed an Ophthalmology residency and was chief resident at Harvard Medical School. As chief resident, she served as a mentor, teacher, and peer resource to HMS Ophthalmology's 24 residents. Her interests include ocular and periocular trauma and ophthalmic plastic reconstructive surgery. Throughout medical training, Dr. Grob has received a number of awards including the 2016 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation Resident Excellence Award. A prolific scholar, she has published many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Dr Carolyn Kloek is a comprehensive ophthalmologist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear who provides consultation and treatment for cataracts, eye injuries, and various other ocular disorders. A magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, Dr. Kloek obtained her MD from Harvard Medical School. She then completed an ophthalmology residency in the HMS Department of Ophthalmology and served as Chief Resident and Director of the Ocular Trauma Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Actively involved in medical student and resident education, Dr. Kloek has received numerous awards for her leadership and her teaching and educational efforts. She has developed and implemented curricular initiatives, published many peer-reviewed articles, and has spoken widely on a variety of topics in medical education.

Introduction.- Classification of Open Globe Injuries.- Pre-operative Management of Open Globe Injury.- Zone I Open Globe Injuries.- Zone II or Zone I/II Open Globe Injuries.- Zone III and Combined Zone II/II or Zone I/II/III Open Globe Injuries.- Open Globe Injury with Lens Involvement.- Open Globe Injury with Foreign Body.- Open Globe Injury with Tissue Loss.- Open Globe Injury requiring Corneal Glue.- Open Globe Injuries with unsalvageable globe.- Open Globes with special considerations.- Subspecialty Post-open globe repair surgeries.- Complications after Open Globe Repair.- Controversies in Open Globe Repair.