Emergency orbital decompression

Blindness from orbital hemorrhage following surgery, direct trauma, and remote trauma is not common. Compression cyanosis is a rare condition which may cause blindness. Non-ocular injuries may direct attention elsewhere and emergency surgical procedures may be necessary to save life. Orbital decompression can be carried out simultaneously with the other surgery. One case of blindness from abdominal compression and another with orbital, chest, and arm trauma are presented of patients who had emergency orbital decompression along with their other surgical procedures.