A 46-year-old man presented with a penetrating Zone I open globe injury of the right eye with a retained intraocular foreign body. The foreign body extended from the cornea, through the anterior chamber and central crystalline lens, stopping in the vitreous cavity. The patient underwent repair ...
MRI is used to evaluate a variety of globe pathologies and can also be used in certain patients with suspected injury of the globe. We report a case of traumatic globe injury, where MRI was utilized to accurately depict the presence and extent of open globe injury....
A prospective study including 50 consecutive eyes of open globe injury over a period of two years was conducted. Intra-operatively, 4 - 5 samples were taken from the inferior conjunctival sac and anterior chamber at the beginning and end of the open globe injury repair. Any abscised tissue ...
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate 1-year follow-up results of cases that were diagnosed with open globe injury (OGI), to compare trauma-related characteristics between pediatric and adult cases, and to determine risk factors for a poor final visual acuity. METHODS: This study enrolled 29...
BOSTON (Jan. 1, 2014) – Ocular trauma causing open globe injury, or a breach in the wall of the eye, remains an important cause of vision loss, with more than 200,000 open globe injuries occurring worldwide each year. In many cases, retinal detachment follows the traumati...