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Saggese NP, Mohammadi E, Cardo VA. The 'White-eyed' Orbital Blowout Fracture: An Easily Overlooked Injury in Maxillofacial Trauma. Cureus. 2019;11(4):e4412doi: 10.7759/cureus.4412.
Saggese, N. P., Mohammadi, E., & Cardo, V. A. (2019). The 'White-eyed' Orbital Blowout Fracture: An Easily Overlooked Injury in Maxillofacial Trauma. Cureus, 11(4), e4412. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4412
Saggese, Nicholas P, et al. "The 'White-eyed' Orbital Blowout Fracture: An Easily Overlooked Injury in Maxillofacial Trauma." Cureus vol. 11,4 (2019): e4412. doi: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4412
Saggese NP, Mohammadi E, Cardo VA. The 'White-eyed' Orbital Blowout Fracture: An Easily Overlooked Injury in Maxillofacial Trauma. Cureus. 2019 Apr 09;11(4):e4412. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4412. PMID: 31245200; PMCID: PMC6559398.
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Cureus. 2019 Apr 09;11(4):e4412. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4412.

The 'White-eyed' Orbital Blowout Fracture: An Easily Overlooked Injury in Maxillofacial Trauma.

Cureus

Nicholas P Saggese, Ebrahim Mohammadi, Vito A Cardo

Affiliations

  1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
  2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Babol University of Medical Science, Babol, IRN.

PMID: 31245200 PMCID: PMC6559398 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4412

Abstract

The 'white-eyed' blowout fracture (WEBOF) is an injury that is often overlooked in head trauma patients, as it often has few overt clinical and radiographic features. Although benign in appearance, it can lead to significant patient morbidity. Here, we intend to increase the awareness of WEBOF and provide general principles for its diagnosis. WEBOF should be recognized early to ensure timely management and a successful outcome.

Keywords: diagnostic pitfall; lamina papyracea; maxillofacial trauma; misdiagnosis; missed injury; muscle entrapment; oculocardiac reflex; orbital blowout fracture; orbital trauma; white-eyed

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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