Sealing Penetrating Eye Injuries Using Photo-Activated Bonding

Award Number : W 81 XWH - 09 - 2 - 0059 TITLE : Sealing Penetrating Eye Injuries Using Photo - activtated Bonding PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR : COL Anthony Johnson

TITLE : Sealing penetrating eye injuries with photoactivated bonding PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR : Irene

Platform presentation at 2011 ATACCC Conference, Fort Lauderdale FL, August 15-18,2011 Sealing Penetrating Eye Injuries Using Photoactivated Bonding A.J. Johnson, E.E. Verter, T. Gisel, P. Yang, R.W. Redmond, I.E. Kochevar Objective: To rapidly seal irregular-shaped penetrating wounds in cornea and sclera with lessscarring, better visual outcomes and reduced OR time requirement. Backgro...

Incidental Ocular Trauma by Pencil and Pen in Children

Purpose: To determine features of eye trauma associated with self-trauma by pens and pencils among children. Methods: Thirty-six children suffering from self-inflicted eye trauma with pens or pencils were included in this prospective cross-sectional study. Results: The age range of the participants was 2-14 years with an average of 5.6 years and a standard deviation of 2.7, with a male: female ...

[Endophthalmitis in war and peace penetrating eye injuries].

BACKGROUND/AIM Nowadays, eye injuries are a leading cause of one-eye disease or blindness worldwide. The aim of this study was to comparatively analyze the frequency of endophthalmitis following war and peace eye injuries. METHODS All the patients went throught the detailed ophthalmologic examinations, prophylactic antibiotic treatment, and pars plana vitrectomies (VPP), or other required sur...

Penetrating eye injuries.

A review of all penetrating eye injuries treated at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital over four years (1 January 1982-31 December 1985) was undertaken. A total of 202 penetrating eye injuries were seen of which 68 (34%) were in children under the age of 15 years. Airgun, dart, and knife injuries accounted for 28 (41%) of the injuries. Thirty seven patients (54%) achieved a good visual result (6...