Penetrating Injury Into The Orbit By A Needle Fish: An Unusual Case of Ocular Trauma

Worldwide blindness in 1.6 million people is due to ocular trauma. Trauma is the most common cause of unilateral loss of vision in developing countries and about 5 % of all bilateral blindness is directly due to trauma. In Nepal, ocular trauma is considered a major cause of unilateral blindness and caused 7.9 % of all blindness in Nepal. It is the second leading cause of blindness after cataract. Pressure cooker is a cooking utensil that works with high pressure and heat, consuming less time and fuel but as seemingly easy, the trouble handling with it could be horrible. It may cause serious injury to someone nearby. Here by, we would like to report a case that could rarely happen in kitchen as a worst accident.

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An unusual case of penetrating ocular trauma with a pressure cooker

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.4103/0974-620x.64234 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 89 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

SoumyaSwarup Chattopadhyay ◽

Udayaditya Mukhopadhyay ◽

Kumar Saurabh

Keyword(s):

Unusual Case ◽

Ocular Trauma ◽

Penetrating Ocular Trauma

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Penetrating Injury of the Tuberculum Sellae

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1227/00006123-198405000-00016 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 598-600 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

F. P. Nath ◽

E. Teasdale ◽

A.D. Mendelow

Keyword(s):

Unusual Case ◽

Penetrating Injury ◽

Ethmoid Bone ◽

Tuberculum Sellae ◽

And Control

Abstract An unusual case of perforation of the tuberculum sellae and right ethmoid bone by a 10-in, serrated bread knife is described. The patient survived with no neurological or endocrine deficit. The importance of preoperative angiography and control of the proximal and distal vasculature is stressed.

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Nail Gun Injury to the Brain: An Unusual Case of Suicide

Scottish Medical Journal ◽

10.1177/003693309403900310 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

pp. 83-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

R. Viswanathan ◽

D.C. MacArthur ◽

I.R. Whittle

Keyword(s):

Unusual Case ◽

Penetrating Injury ◽

The Brain ◽

Nail Gun Injury

An unusual case of fatal suicidal craniocerebral penetrating injury due to a nail gun is described. The victim, a 52 year old joiner experienced in the use of nail drivers, shot himself just above the forehead in the midline, driving the nail through his hypothalamus and midbrain. Death was delayed by nearly 24 hours.

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An unusual case of penetrating ocular trauma with metallic spoon

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology ◽

10.4103/0301-4738.64128 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 58 (4) ◽

pp. 330 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gautam Bhaduri ◽

SoumyaSwarup Chattopadhyay ◽

RudraPrasad Ghosh ◽

Kumar Saurabh ◽

Mukesh Goyal

Keyword(s):

Unusual Case ◽

Ocular Trauma ◽

Penetrating Ocular Trauma

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Penetrating Fish-Hook Ocular Injury: Management of an Unusual Intraocular Foreign Body

Case Reports in Medicine ◽

10.1155/2014/901285 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ludovico Iannetti ◽

Paolo Tortorella

Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Unusual Case ◽

Ocular Trauma ◽

Visual Outcome ◽

Intraocular Foreign Body ◽

Ocular Injury ◽

Entrance Wound ◽

Method Of Extraction ◽

Fish Hook ◽

Final Visual Outcome

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.

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An Unusual Case of Penetrating Injury to the Spine Resulting in Cauda Equina Syndrome

Spine ◽

10.1097/01.brs.0000260986.70179.8e ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 32 (9) ◽

pp. E290-E293 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Kendall H. Lee ◽

Jessica S. Lin ◽

Henry F. Pallatroni ◽

Perry A. Ball

Keyword(s):

Cauda Equina Syndrome ◽

Unusual Case ◽

Cauda Equina ◽

Penetrating Injury

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An unusual case of orbito-cranial penetrating injury

Indian Journal of Neurotrauma ◽

10.1016/j.ijnt.2014.03.002 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 57-60

Author(s):

Pragyan Sarma ◽

Dwarakanath Srinivas ◽

Sampath Somanna

Keyword(s):

Unusual Case ◽

Penetrating Injury

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Clinical Features and Surgical Outcomes of Pediatric Ocular Trauma in Southwest of China

10.21203/rs.2.71/v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Yan He ◽

Songwen Nian ◽

Nan Wu ◽

Yi Wang ◽

Tao Yu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Surgical Outcomes ◽

Ocular Trauma ◽

Silicone Oil ◽

Prognostic Indicator ◽

Penetrating Injury ◽

Predisposing Factor ◽

Female Ratio ◽

Open Globe ◽

Pediatric Ocular Trauma ◽

Open Globe Injuries

Abstract Background: Ocular trauma is one of the major threats of monocular blindness in children. The purpose of the study was to investigate the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of pediatric ocular trauma in southwest of China. Methods: The medical records of all patients with ocular trauma under 12 years old receiving three-port pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in Southwest Eye Hospital from January 2007 to December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed in this study. Data records included age, gender, cause, type and time of injury, initial and final visual acuity (VA), type and times of operation. Results: This study included 122 eyes of 122 pediatric patients over a 11-year period. The mean age was 6.6 ± 3.2 years with a male-to-female ratio of 4.3:1. There were 100 (82%) open globe injuries (OGI) and 22 (18%) closed globe injuries. Of the open globe injuries, penetrating injury caused by sharp metal objects accounted for the highest percentage (70%). PPV could significantly improve VA in children with ocular trauma (P ˂ 0.01). In addition, the successful rate of PPV was not related with the age (P = 0.23) but significantly associated with intraocular tamponade (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The most common predisposing factor of pediatric ocular trauma in southwest of China was sharp metal objects resulting in penetrating injury. In our study, gas tamponade for vitrectomy had the highest successful rate, followed by balanced salt solution (BSS) and silicone oil. Unlike the age and injury classification, the preoperative VA was a solid prognostic indicator of postoperative vision.

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Doubles trouble-85 cases of ocular trauma in badminton: clinical features and prevention

British Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1136/bjsports-2018-099496 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 23-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jie Yu ◽

Yan Chen ◽

Jingpeng Miao ◽

Meng Zhao ◽

Caixia Keng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ocular Trauma ◽

Silicone Oil ◽

Penetrating Injury ◽

Safety Education ◽

Eye Injuries ◽

Professional Coaching ◽

Injury Treatment ◽

Protective Eyewear ◽

Silicone Oil Tamponade ◽

Type Of Injury

ObjectivesTo describe ocular injuries caused by badminton and to explore the implications for future prevention strategies.MethodsWe enrolled 85 patients with ocular trauma caused by badminton. Information collected from patients included type of game, instigator, instrument of injury and lessons in badminton from a professional, and ocular trauma information such as type of injury, treatment and final outcomes.ResultsThe 85 patients (52 men, 33 women) were aged 15–65 years with an average age of 42.9 (±10.7) years. In 60 cases the player was hit by a shuttlecock and in 25 the player was hit by a racquet. 73 cases occurred in doubles matches and 10 in singles matches. In 31 cases the trauma was caused by an opponent and in 52 cases by a partner; 2 cases involved bystanders, not players. About 70% (43/61) of the injured and 82% (40/49) of the instigators had not received badminton lessons from a professional. 80 injuries were non-penetrating and 5 were penetrating. There were 58 cases with hyphaema, 36 with secondary glaucoma, 23 with lens subluxation and 2 with retinal detachment. Surgery comprised phacoemulsification or lensectomy and vitrectomy in 16 cases, silicone oil tamponade in 2 cases, trabeculectomy in 3 cases and direct cyclopexy in 5 cases.ConclusionThe vast majority of the badminton related eye injuries occurred among doubles players and were instigated by the injured person’s partner. Non-penetrating injury was more frequent; penetrating injury was usually more serious. We recommend that badminton players use protective eyewear and receive safety education and professional coaching/instruction on techniques to protect against serious eye injuries.

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