Emergency Treatment of Ocular Trauma.

Injuries to the eye and its adnexa are common in head and neck trauma centers. An ophthalmologist experienced in ocular traumatology is not always available. Therefore, every emergency physician should be familiar with the basic evaluation, triage, and management of ocular trauma. Above all, the identification of a need for immediate treatment should be implemented in the algorithm of an emergency room, especially in a head and neck trauma center, to reduce the risk of a devastating loss of vision. This article formulates the different types of ocular trauma and their required first-line therapy.

[Telemedicine in Ophthalmology: A Useful Tool in Store-and-Forward Counselling?]. / Telemedizin in der Augenheilkunde: Ein Hilfsmittel in der konsiliarischen Mitbeurteilung?

Side by side with the progress in computers and imaging, telemedicine has already been used successfully in a large number of specialties of medicine. But high-quality images are not always suitable for transfer via modem because of their file size. The present experimental study was conducted to determine the effects of image compression by the JPEG algorithm on image quality and on the reliability of diagnosis after compression. Digital photographs of the retina were taken and the JPEG compressed images assessed by an experienced ophthalmologist. The present study showed a high reliability of diagnosis and a good agreement between the observations taken at the patient and at the computer. For this reason, JPEG image compression algorithm is suitable for reducing image size for producing high-quality images manageable for transmitting via modem in a store-and-forward teleophthalmological system.