Open AccessCut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
Author(s) -
Syed Shoeb Ahmad,
Chiang Wai Seng,
Shuaibah Abdul Ghani,
Jane F Lee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.120384
Subject(s) - hook , fish <actinopterygii> , ophthalmology , anatomy , medicine , fishery , biology , dentistry
An 11-year-old boy was involved in an injury with a fish-hook to his eye. The hook had impaled itself to the cornea and deeper structures. There was associated corneal edema and hyphema, making visualization difficult. In this case, we performed the unusual "cut-it-out" technique to remove the hook from the eye.