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Now part of General Motors, Opel GmbH is a German car manufacturer of long tradition, being founded in 1863 by Adam Opel. Like many other manufacturers, Opel started out with something other than cars, in this case sewing machines and then bicycles. In 1899 he had already bought a car manufacturing plant that belonged to Friedrich Lutzman. When Adam passed away, his two sons dedicated themselves to building cars for two more years with Lutzman before setting out on their own. Their next partner in 1902 was the French carriage maker Darracq, with Opel providing the bodies. This partnership too came to an end in 1906 when Opel had enough expertise to make their own cars. The first model had been introduced at the Hamburg Motor Show in 1902. Cars were made at the Opel plant starting with 1907, in parallel with sewing machines, until 1911 when a devastating fire burned down the factory almost completely.
When production resumed, only cars continued to be made and instead of sewing machines, Opel started making motorcycles. In 1913 they had already become the biggest car manufacturer in Germany. Except Opel didn't stop there and in 1924 introduced the first mass-production assembly line in Germany, the first model to roll out being the Opel Laubfrosch (the Tree Frog). By 1930 Opel was the largest manufacturer of cars in Europe. 1994 - Astra WWII was a hard time for the Opel factory and indeed the whole company. The first car to roll out of the factory after the war was the Blitz truck, and then, much later, passenger car production resumed with the Olympia. The factories weren't fully repaired until 1956 when Opel managed to produce its 2 millionth car. Running at full capacity Opel opened up a new plant at Bochum where a new model, the Kadett, rolled out, marking a whole era for the German manufacturer.
Next, the line up was diversified to include something for the sports car afficionados, the GT. What followed next could easily be interpreted as Opel's attempt to take over the world. In 1963 it opened a plant in Ellesmere Port, England, then in 67 a plant in Antwerp, Belgium with GM. As Vectra, the most successful model is launched in 1988, Opel introduces catalytic converters on all its cars. A year later the sporty Calibra is premiered, while the brand has already made 25 million cars since it first started out. 1991 the Kadett is retired and Astra is named as successor. 2007 - GT In 2000, Opel begins production of the Agila, a microvan, the first of its kind in Germany. But the new century isn't just abot new cars, it's also about reinventing the old, as the new generation of the Corsa is unveiled in 2001 and the second generation Astra. Opel has made a point in staying ahead of the game and in bringing quality to the masses at affordable prices. Lately though, it seems that Opel might be trying to break into a whole new class, one with the other German heavy contenders, Mercedes, BMW and Porsche, where luxury is paramount, with the introduction of the 2008 Insignia.
When the accident occurred, the drivers-side air bag deployed and struck the patient on the left side of the face. The patient sustained a periorbital contusion to the left orbit, with ecchymosis and superficial abrasions. The parient had good uncorrected visual acuity and was not wearing glasses at the time of the accident. His medical history was significant for atrial fibrillation treated with systemic warfarin. Damage to the automobile was extensive. The patients wife was sitting in the front passenger seat. Her air bag also deployed. She had no injuries. The couples son was seated in the right rear seat, and he had no injuries. Both passengers were wearing 3-point lap-shoulder seat belts. On initial ophthalmologic examination, the patients best spectacle-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and hand morion in the left eye. Pupillary examination showed a normal round, reactive right eye. The view of the left pupil was obscured by red blood cells in the anterior chamber.
There was a trace afferent pupillary defect in the left eye. Slit lamp examination of the right eye was normal. Examination of the left eye showed 360掳 hemorrhagic chemosis. The cornea had diffuse microcysric corneal edema. Applanation tonometry showed intraocular pressure of 14 mm Hg in the right eye and 27 mm Hg in the left eye. There was no view of the posterior pole secondary to hyphema and vitreous hemorrhage. B-scan ultrasonography showed vitreous hemorrhage with no evidence of retinal detachment. Orbital x-rays showed no fractures. The patient was taken to the operating room to explore the globe to rule out occult posterior scierai rupture. The findings were negative. The hyphema and elevated intraocular pressure resolved when the patient was given topical antiglaucoma and corticosteroid drops. After consultation with the patients cardiologist, Coumadin was withdrawn and reinitiated 10 days later. The patient did not experience a rebleed. Over the next 6 weeks, the patients visual acuity improved to approximately 20/60. The intraocular pressure normalized, and the patient's condition has remained stable with no medication.