Open AccessEmergency canthotomy and cantholysis - Factors affecting confidence among ophthalmic trainees in the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Christina S Lim,
Huzaifa Malick,
Antonella Berry-Brincat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_278_21
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval
Retrobulbar hemorrhage from trauma is the most common cause of orbital compartment syndrome. Emergency canthotomy and cantholysis is a vision-saving procedure. We sought to identify confidence among ophthalmic trainees in this procedure as well as any relevant factors that have any impact.