Cluster bomb ocular injuries

Atomic bomb injuries among survivors in Hiroshima.

Surgery of violence. 1. Civilian bomb injuries.

Ocular blast injuries.

Ocular fishhook injuries.

Ocular fishhook injuries are rare, yet potentially vision threatening as complications such as corneal scarring, retinal detachment and endophthalmitis may result. The surgical management of these cases is challenging due to the construction of barbed fishhooks.

Ocular Laser Injuries

Type Device Wavelength (nm) Band Helium-Neon Tank, gunnery trainer 642.8 Visible (red) Ruby Rangefinder 694.3 Visible (red) Gallium-Arsenide MILES 905.0 Near-infrared Nd:YAG Rangefinder, target designator 1,064.0 Near-infrared Carbon Dioxide Rangefinder 10,600.0 Far-infrared MILES: multiple integrated laser engagement system Nd:YAG: neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet Adapted from Headquarters, D...