Anterior Lens Capsule Rupture Caused by Air Bag Trauma

To report a child with anterior lens capsule rupture caused by air bag inflation. A 10-year-old girl sustained a rupture of the right anterior lens capsule secondary to air bag deployment during a minor automobile accident. The evaluation included orbital ultrasound and orbital computed tomography....

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 1997-06, Vol.123 (6), p.832-833
Main Authors: Zabriskie, Norman A., Hwang, Ivan P., Ramsey, John F., Crandall, Alan S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Air Bags - adverse effects
Anterior Eye Segment
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Eye Injuries - diagnosis
Eye Injuries - etiology
Eye Injuries - surgery
Female
Humans
Injuries of the orbit. Foreign bodies of the eye. Diseases due to physical agents
Lens Capsule, Crystalline - diagnostic imaging
Lens Capsule, Crystalline - injuries
Lens Capsule, Crystalline - pathology
Lens Implantation, Intraocular
Medical sciences
Phacoemulsification
Rupture
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Ultrasonography
Visual Acuity
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - etiology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - surgery
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Summary:To report a child with anterior lens capsule rupture caused by air bag inflation. A 10-year-old girl sustained a rupture of the right anterior lens capsule secondary to air bag deployment during a minor automobile accident. The evaluation included orbital ultrasound and orbital computed tomography. The right eye underwent lens aspiration with intraocular lens placement. Postoperatively, the patient did well with 20/25 best-corrected visual acuity. Our case, in which the patient's lens capsule was ruptured by air bag inflation, illustrates that air bag deployment, even in minor low-speed accidents, can cause severe blunt trauma to the eye.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)71133-X