Mid-facial injuries can cause neurovascular damage to the eye. The medial and inferior orbital walls are commonly involved in blowout fractures and occur due to high pressures secondary to globe compression. The orbital walls commonly break outwards resulting in herniation of fat and extra-ocular muscles. These fractures may thus present with ocular symptoms such as diplopia and enophthalmus, requiring ophthalmology review 1.
The patient's ruptured globe was repaired surgically by ophthalmology and she has ongoing plastic surgery follow up regarding facial fracture management.
The fracture was not repaired surgically initially due to the ocular emergency, inflammation and swelling and uncertainty regarding function of the globe.