Retained periorbital and intracranial air-gun pellets causing sclopetaria and visual loss | Zendy

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Retained periorbital and intracranial air-gun pellets causing sclopetaria and visual loss

Author(s) -

Mohammad Al-Amry,

Hassan Al-Taweel,

Nawaf T Alenazi,

Malek Alrobaian,

Saleh Al-Othaimeen

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

saudi journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2542-6680

pISSN - 1319-4534

DOI - 10.1016/j.sjopt.2013.07.006

Subject(s) - medicine , pellets , surgery , foreign body , emergency department , foreign bodies , oceanography , psychiatry , geology

Three healthy males presented on separate occasions to the emergency room at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) after sustaining trauma by air-gun pellets. Clinical examination indicated sclopetaria in all the cases. The foreign bodies (air-gun pellets) were imbedded in different locations (subconjunctival, intraorbital, and intracranial). All cases resulted in a profound and permanent visual loss. The management of this traumatic injury is discussed and concurs with the published literature.

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