Case 34-1984

Presentation of CaseA 30-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of ocular injury.She was well until the early hours of the day of admission, when she was hit by an assailant in the right occipital region and fell forward, striking her right eye against the pavement, and was briefly unconscious. She experienced pain in the occipital and right orbital areas, although she was able to see with the right eye. Nausea and vomiting developed, and she was brought to this hospital.The patient was a police officer. She did not smoke or drink and denied prior illness . . .