TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 162. Lateral Canthotomy and Cantholysis or Acute Orbital Compartment Syndrome Management A1 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2013 T2 - Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e AB - Acute orbital compartment syndrome is defined as an acute elevation of intraorbital pressure with resultant rapid ocular dysfunction. Patients typically present with ocular pain, proptosis, and blurry vision. Clinical signs of an acute orbital compartment syndrome include decreased visual acuity, elevated intraocular pressure (>40 mmHg), an afferent papillary defect, chemosis, mydriasis, diminished retropulsion of the affected globe to direct manual pressure, ophthalmoplegia, and fundoscopic signs of retinal ischemia (rare).1–28 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/11 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57717267 ER -