An unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its management
Intraorbital foreign bodies are usually the result of accidental trauma and can lead to considerable morbidity. We report an unusual case of an industrial injury in a plastic manufacuring unit wherein hot molten plastic splashed and solidified inside the orbit. The resultant increased intraorbital p...
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| author | Mukherjee Bipasha Goel Shubhra Subramanian Nirmala |
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| description | Intraorbital foreign bodies are usually the result of accidental trauma and can lead to considerable morbidity. We report an unusual case of an industrial injury in a plastic manufacuring unit wherein hot molten plastic splashed and solidified inside the orbit. The resultant increased intraorbital pressure led to loss of vision in that eye. The extreme temperature of the foreign body caused extensive thermal damage to the surrounding adnexal structures. Staged reconstructive surgery was undertaken to repair the damage, with an acceptable final cosmetic outcome. Employment of protective eye wear to prevent such accidents in high-risk occupations should be made mandatory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81c70ff2c64044af8b06bec3b905ede12022-12-22T03:51:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892011-01-015915860An unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its managementMukherjee BipashaGoel ShubhraSubramanian NirmalaIntraorbital foreign bodies are usually the result of accidental trauma and can lead to considerable morbidity. We report an unusual case of an industrial injury in a plastic manufacuring unit wherein hot molten plastic splashed and solidified inside the orbit. The resultant increased intraorbital pressure led to loss of vision in that eye. The extreme temperature of the foreign body caused extensive thermal damage to the surrounding adnexal structures. Staged reconstructive surgery was undertaken to repair the damage, with an acceptable final cosmetic outcome. Employment of protective eye wear to prevent such accidents in high-risk occupations should be made mandatory.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2011;volume=59;issue=1;spage=58;epage=60;aulast=MukherjeeOrbital foreign bodyplasticthermal injury |
| spellingShingle | Mukherjee Bipasha Goel Shubhra Subramanian Nirmala An unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its management Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Orbital foreign body plastic thermal injury |
| title | An unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its management |
| title_full | An unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its management |
| title_fullStr | An unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its management |
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| title_short | An unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its management |
| title_sort | unusual case of intraorbital foreign body and its management |
| topic | Orbital foreign body plastic thermal injury |
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