Saturday, 9 February 2019

Open-globe injury


This is a surgical emergency.

 

Definition

A full thickness wound of the eye wall (full injury of the sclera, cornea, or both).

Types

  • Globe rupture
  • Penetrating
  • Intraocular foreign body
  • Perforating
  • Combined

Complications

  • Traumatic cataracts (most common)
  • Retinal detachment
  • Phthisis bulbi
  • Enucleation

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