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  • Title: Outpatient management of traumatic hyphema in children: prospective evaluation.
    Author: Rocha KM, Martins EN, Melo LA, Moraes NS.
    Journal: J AAPOS; 2004 Aug; 8(4):357-61. PubMed ID: 15314597.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical outcome of children with traumatic hyphema treated on an outpatient basis. METHODS: A prospective cases series. Thirty-five children with traumatic hyphema were treated as outpatients for the ocular injury from February 2002 to February 2003. Data regarding initial and final visual acuity, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, hyphema size,ophthalmoscopy, intraocular pressure, rebleeding, clearance time, and medical and surgical intervention were recorded. RESULTS: Thirty (85.7%) children were male, and the major cause of traumatic hyphema was domestic tools (14 cases, 40.0%). Twenty-four patients (68.6%) presented low grades of hyphema. Seventeen patients (48.6%) had intraocular pressures higher than 24 mm Hg. The most common lesions associated with traumatic hyphema were corneal injuries (16 cases, 45.7%). The median final visual acuity was 20/25. Unsatisfactory final visual acuity (worse than 20/30) was statistically associated with ocular posterior segment lesions (P = 0.009) and grade of hyphema (P = 0.004). The grade of hyphema was also related to intraocular hypertension (P = 0.018) and time for hemorrhage absorption (P < 0.001). Nine patients (25.7%) underwent surgical intervention. Rebleeding occurred in three patients (8.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Outpatient management is a feasible option for children with hyphema. Associated posterior ocular segment injuries and hyphema of greater magnitude were related to the worst final visual acuities.
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