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Globe subluxation is the displacement of eyeball from its normal anatomical position, which can have multifactorial etiologies. Most commonly, it is seen in severe craniofacial trauma; however, the spontaneous and voluntary cases have also been reported. Usually traumatic globe luxation, either directly or indirectly, is associated with poor visual outcome. Immediate repositioning of the globe into the orbit is necessary in any form of subluxation to alleviate patient’s symptoms and to restore visual function. Spontaneous or voluntary globe luxation can be managed as an outpatient office procedure by the manoeuvre described by David Tse. Traumatic globe luxation often warrants the help of a facio-maxillary surgeon or neurosurgeon.
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Bhattacharjee, K., Bhattacharjee, H., Singh, M., Dey, D. (2017). Subluxated Globes. In: Mukherjee, B., Yuen, H. (eds) Emergencies of the Orbit and Adnexa. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1807-4_4
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