Question 144 · LEK · Facial skeleton injuries
A 50-year-old man referred to the emergency department after being beaten a day before. He complains of diplopia, tenderness and the pain in the area of the orbit. Oedema and cyanosis of the left eyelid are visible. What is the possible cause?
- A. base of the skull fracture.
- B. orbital blowout fracture.
- C. retinal detachment.
- D. frontal sinus fracture.
- E. type I Le Fort fracture.
Hint
Link double vision after a direct blow to the eye region with a fracture of a thin orbital wall and trapped soft tissue.
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