OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of melanin in influencing the clearance of traumatic hyphema and in the incidence of rebleeds following the hyphemas. METHODS Hyphemas were induced in 30 eyes of New Zealand white albino rabbits using an Nd:YAG laser. A total of 3.75 mg of synthetic melanin suspended in 0.1 mL of balanced salt solution was introduced into the anterior chambers of 16 animals. ...

Purpose To report our diagnostic ultrasound-based approach and surgical strategy in a case of severe blunt trauma with complete hyphema, 270° iris disinsertion, and traumatic subluxated cataract. Case Report A 70-year-old male was referred to our hospital for a blunt trauma in his right eye. A complete examination revealed visual acuity consisting in light perception, a complete hyphema, and ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency and severity of ophthalmic injuries in patients with orbito-zygomatic fractures. STUDY DESIGN A case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Oral and Maxillofacial Department, KEMU/Mayo Hospital Lahore, from January 2009 to December 2011. METHODOLOGY Patients with orbito-zygomatic fractures were divided into three groups. Group-1 patients had fracture of floo...

PURPOSE To analyze the anatomic and functional consequences of wine-cork injury to the eye in relation to the patient's age and the type of cork and wine. METHODS We retrospectively studied 13 patients, six women and seven men, presenting to our department with bottle-cork injury to the eye between January 1999 and June 2001. RESULTS All patients presented with closed-globe injury according...

PURPOSE To investigate the incidence, mechanisms, characteristics, and visual outcomes of traumatic wound dehiscence following keratoplasty. METHODS Medical records of 32 consecutive patients with traumatic globe rupture following keratoplasty who had been treated at our center from 2001 to 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS The study population consisted of 32 eyes of 32 patients ...