Ocular Trauma in Armed Conflicts

The book comprehensively covers the complete spectrum of ocular trauma  in war and peace, while most of the books on ocular trauma cover only  civil trauma. It explains the care to be taken by the injured himself  from the time of injury to the most specialized tertiary care management  step-by-step. It covers the various modes of trauma, the evaluation,  and the management from emergency care and evacuation to secondary and  tertiary care.

The initial chapters cover the step by step care  of wounds and the application of dressings or tourniquets available in  the battlefield to be taken by the individual himself and the initial  medical care by forward medical officer and surgeon before evacuating to  the ophthalmologist  
The book also covers the management of  polytrauma involving the head and neck or other parts of the body based  on real-life experience since most of the battlefield ocular trauma  presents with it. It incorporates chapters on ocular trauma due to  chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) hazards and the  important aspect of imaging in ocular trauma. It covers the  classification systems of ocular trauma.

The book presents  the step-by-step approach to primary repair of open globe injuries and  lid lacerations by the first contact ophthalmologist. It covers the  subspeciality wise tertiary care management of ocular trauma,  encompassing an approach to the management of corneal scars, lenticular  injuries, uveitis, traumatic glaucoma, intraocular foreign body and  other posterior segment manifestations of injury like retinal  detachment, vitreous and choroidal hemorrhage, etc., orbit and optic  nerve trauma and other neuroophthalmological manifestations of trauma.

It  also includes a chapter on chemical injuries and techniques of stem  cell transplantation for ocular surface reconstruction. Additionally, it  covers the management of unsalvageable eyes and cosmetic  rehabilitation.

The book is a complete and helpful  resource on ocular trauma and assists ophthalmologists, trauma care  workers, and medical officers with security forces in the easy  management of ocular trauma.