The case is a 2-year-old previously healthy girl with coincidental penetrating eye and brain injury. A metal rod was inserted into the skull through the upper border of the right globe. After admission and diagnostic and surgical approaches, the rod was removed under general anesthesia, and no brain hematoma or ocular and significant periocular injuries were detected. No neurologic and ophthalm...

O pen eye injuries in war have been occurring in ever-increasing numbers. After serving in Pleiku, Vietnam, for the 71st Evacuation Hospital, a concerned ophthalmologist, Albert Hornblass, MD, compared eye injury rates in American and other military conflicts. He noted that during the American Civil War, eye injuries were 0.5% of all casualties, but in the Vietnam War, eye injuries occurred at ...

BACKGROUND The presence of intraocular eyelashes following penetrating eye injury or ocular surgery is relatively uncommon. The response of the eye to intraocular eyelashes is variable. The eyelash may be symptomatic or may remain asymptomatic for long periods. OBJECTIVE We report a case with two intraocular eyelashes and an iris cyst after 2 years of asymptomatic period following penetrating...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of ocular injuries among industrial welders and rate the use of protective eyewear at work among industrial welders in Port Harcourt. Information from this study will provide a database for effective policy formation on prevention of occupational eye injuries in Port Harcourt Rivers State. METHODS A cross-section...

purpose: to report and evaluate the characteristics of patients referred to the emergency department of labbafinejad medical center with work-related eye injuries during 2005.  methods: in this descriptive study, an available sample of patients with work-related eye injures were assessed. demographic characteristics, causes of ocular trauma, and use of work safety devices were main evaluated va...

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A healthy young woman suffered complete loss of the vision of one eye following a blunt ocular injury. She sustained a combined occlusion of the central retinal artery and central retinal vein of the affected eye. Initially few retinal haemorrhages were present, but they increased considerably in number and size during the day following injury.

PURPOSE To report some interesting findings in patients with bilateral Terson syndrome. METHODS We describe six eyes from three patients with Terson syndrome. Pars plana vitrectomy was performed in one eye twelve weeks, and in four eyes six months after the acute event. In one eye blood was suddenly spontaneously absorbed after four months. RESULTS The four eyes operated six months after in...

Durian may inflict severe body injury when it drops from the tree. This case report describes a patient who presented with facial and penetrating eye injury when a ripe durian fruit dropped onto her face while harvesting the fruits under the tree. The authors emphasized the importance of facial and eye protective devices during durian fruit harvesting season.