An Extensive Perforating Injury with Glass

Prognosis of perforating eye injury.

The assessment of visual function in a series of 130 consecutive patients of perforating eye injuries, revealed that visual acuity of 6/12 or better was regained in 63 per cent, between 6/60 and 6/18 in 9-2 per cent, less than 6/60 in 15-3 per cent, and enucleation was necessary in 9-2 per cent. In 3 per cent, the eyes were retained as blind, symptomfree, and cosmetically satisfactory organs. T...

Spontaneous foreign body extrusion following perforating eye injury.

A structured approach to the management of a perforating ballistic eye injury is illustrated in this case, where initial treatment was limited to simple corneal wound closure and antibiotic prophylaxis. A pellet had passed completely through the globe but the retina remained attached, and it was decided to manage the case conservatively. Two retained foreign bodies were extruded spontaneously s...

Anterior chamber angle tears after non-perforating injury.

External ocular pigmentation secondary to perforating eye injury.

The dispersal of pigment centrifugally through the conjunctiva from the site of a repaired traumatic perforation was observed. Iris tissue had been incarcerated in the wound for three days prior to surgical repair. Conjunctival biopsies were examined by light and electron microscopy. Light microscopy revealed a normal, non-pigmented conjunctival epithelium and numerous pigment-laden cells in th...

Perforating brain injury from a speargun. A case report.

A case of a perforating brain injury caused by a speargun in a suicide attempt is described. Although this kind of injuries has been previously reported, the present case is specially interesting because the patient showed no neurological deficit after surgery. Some advices about the medical and surgical management are proposed based on this case and our literature review. The use of antibiotic...