Penetrating Fish-Hook Ocular Injury : Management of an Unusual Intraocular Foreign Body
Joint Authors
Iannetti, Ludovico
Tortorella, Paolo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Importance.
Ocular penetrating fish-hook injuries represent an unusual and very dangerous ocular trauma.
We report the management of an unusual case of a simple-single barbed fish-hook accident globe injury successfully treated with surgery.
Observations.
We described a case report of a caucasian 32-year-old man presented with a scleral perforation of the left eye caused by a fish-hook injury while fishing.
The fish-hook penetrated the sclera, passed the trabecular meshwork, and exited into the anterior chamber.
He underwent surgery under local anesthesia to remove the intraocular foreign body and to repair the wound.
The hook was removed backing through the entrance wound, enlarge the primary scleral laceration.
Final visual outcome, one month after trauma, was 0.0 LogMar.
Conclusions and Relevance.
Our unusual case shows a modified extraction technique of fish-hook from the eye.
Although the fish-hook injury represents generally a serious occurrence, in some cases, a prompt and appropriate method of extraction can lead to a good final outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Iannetti, Ludovico& Tortorella, Paolo. 2014. Penetrating Fish-Hook Ocular Injury : Management of an Unusual Intraocular Foreign Body. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506529
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Iannetti, Ludovico& Tortorella, Paolo. Penetrating Fish-Hook Ocular Injury : Management of an Unusual Intraocular Foreign Body. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506529
American Medical Association (AMA)
Iannetti, Ludovico& Tortorella, Paolo. Penetrating Fish-Hook Ocular Injury : Management of an Unusual Intraocular Foreign Body. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506529
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506529