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American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
AAOMS 91st Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition

Surgical Mini-Lectures and Clinics

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
2:00PM - 4:00PM

S126

Orbital and Ocular Trauma - "Seeing" More than the Floor

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Martin B. Steed, DDS
Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director, Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Joel Powell, DDS, MD
Private Practice
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Synopsis

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon is often called upon to treat facial trauma involving the orbit. This course will assist the surgeon in identifying injuries to the globe and adnexal structures which is essential to avoiding complications, communicating with ophthalmology consultants, and achieving successful reconstruction of such complex injuries.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. Describe the anatomy of the orbit, globe and adnexal structures and how this anatomy is altered by trauma, and through this understanding, be able to look for and identify injuries in patients who require repair of fractures involving the orbit, allowing this to be accomplished in a safe manner.
  2. Discuss the examinations and tests that ophthalmologists employ to assess the traumatically injured eye.
  3. Discuss the fundoscopic and slit lamp examinations in a step by step manner.

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