[Pharmacological therapy approaches in ocular traumatology]

Ocular trauma is the most common reason for unilateral blindness. In the last 15 years tremendous advances in diagnostics (CT, MRI, ultrasound) and surgery (pars plana vitrectomy, phacoemulsification, intraocular lenses) have been made. Furthermore new medical therapies to sustain treatment of eye accidents have been developed. On the basis of various traumatic diseases (abrasio, chemical injuries, hyphema, cataract, photothermal retina lesion and optic neuropathy) appropriate of these medical therapies are to be discussed.