Journal article
Ocular Injuries Caused by Elastic Cords
Archives of ophthalmology (1960), Vol.109(3), pp.371-372
03/01/1991
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1991.01080030073042
PMID: 2003798
Abstract
• Five patients with ocular trauma due to elastic cords with attached metal or plastic hooks were evaluated over a 13-month period. Injuries included hyphema, angle recession, lens subluxation, choroidal rupture, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, and scleral rupture. Two patients suffered penetrating ocular injuries, and three patients had final visual acuities of 20/200 or less. This series emphasizes the potential severity of ocular injury due to these commonly used devices and reiterates a modification in design that might decrease the likelihood of accidental trauma from elastic cords.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ocular Injuries Caused by Elastic Cords
- Creators
- Carter J NicholsH. Culver BoldtWilliam F MielerDennis P HanKarl Olsen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of ophthalmology (1960), Vol.109(3), pp.371-372
- DOI
- 10.1001/archopht.1991.01080030073042
- PMID
- 2003798
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Ophthalmol
- ISSN
- 0003-9950
- eISSN
- 1538-3601
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/1991
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984083848902771
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