Penetrating orbital injuries from plant material during pond and river diving

Penetrating orbital injuries from plant material during pond and river diving

Diving into lakes and ponds is a common activity of rural children. We present two cases of penetrating orbital injuries from plant matter sustained in this manner. Such injuries pose a particular challenge because wooden foreign bodies are often missed during orbital exploration, and current imagin...

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Main Authors: Usha R Kim, Kavitha R Sivaraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
British Asians
eye disease prevalence
eye health care planning
Indian subcontinent
Frequency-doubling technology perimetry
multifocal visual evoked potentials
optic neuritis
pattern-reversal visual evoked potentials
Childhood blindness
complications
outcome
pediatric cataract
risk factors
Developing countries
glaucoma
open-angle
viscocanalostomy
Iris claw enclaving
lens extraction
surgical aphakia
Foreign body
imaging
orbit
wooden
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=2;spage=76;epage=77;aulast=Kim

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