BACKGROUND: One-fifth of @entity1 with severe facial @entity130 suffer @entity130 . Currently, @entity1 presenting with mid-face injury to the @entity341 ( @entity341 ) undergo visual examination and then  further assessment by ophthalmologists and with computed tomography (CT) scanning. The utility of the initial visual examination in the @entity341 , performed by nonophthalmologists, remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to objectively identify whether a more thorough initial visual assessment, performed by nonophthalmologists in the @entity341 , was associated with improved ophthalmic outcomes. METHODS: @entity1 (n  =  100) were retrospectively recruited from a tertiary craniomaxillofacial center. Visual examinations performed in the @entity341 were scored objectively and measured against defined management and prognostic outcomes. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between more thorough initial visual examination and reduced time to ophthalmology assessment or reduced @entity227 . There was no correlation between more comprehensive examination and incidence of CT scanning. CONCLUSIONS: We identified no significant difference between a comprehensive visual examination performed by nonophthalmologists in the @entity341 , and improved ophthalmic outcomes. Physicians assessing @entity1 with  mid-face @entity130 in the @entity341 should rule out eye @entity341 , including @entity548 and penetrating @entity130 , and initiate expeditious CT scan and assessment by specialist ophthalmologists.

Assessment of Emergency Department Eye Examinations in XXXX Presenting with Mid-Face Injury.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual complications'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['retrobulbar hemorrhage'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['emergency department', 'ED', 'emergencies'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['globe injury', 'trauma', 'ophthalmic injury']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Patients']
