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Removal of a barbed fish hook from the cornea of an 8-year-old boy
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Removal of a barbed fish hook from the cornea of an 8-year-old boy

Pavlina S Kemp, Ankoor S Shah, Alexandra T Elliott and Michael J Wan
Journal of AAPOS, Vol.21(5), pp.407-407.e1
10/2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.06.023
PMID: 28917995

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Abstract

This video article shows the surgical removal of a three-pronged barbed fish hook from the cornea and anterior chamber of an 8-year-old boy. The advance-and-cut method is shown: the embedded barbed point of the fish hook was advanced through the cornea, its point was cut off, and the shank of the hook was withdrawn. This method was chosen due to the three-pronged configuration of the fish hook to minimize additional trauma to the eye. Other methods of fish hook removal are briefly reviewed.
Humans Metals Eye Foreign Bodies - etiology Fisheries Male Eye Foreign Bodies - surgery Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures Corneal Injuries - etiology Corneal Injuries - surgery Eye Injuries, Penetrating - surgery Anterior Chamber - injuries Eye Injuries, Penetrating - etiology Child

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