Unusual intraocular foreign bodies after an explosion: patient's hand bone fragments

A 26-year-old Turkish Army soldier underwent full ophthalmoscopic examination after a penetrating ocular injury in the left eye due to the accidental explosion of a detonating fuse during handling. Visual acuity of the left eye was hand motion level. Funduscopy revealed foreign bodies suspended in t...

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Published in:BMJ military health 2016-04, Vol.162 (2), p.134-136
Main Authors: Sonmez, Murat, Duzgun, E, Yildirim, Y, Ayata, A, Unal, M H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibiotics
Blast Injuries - complications
Blast Injuries - surgery
Defects
Explosions
Explosives
Eye Foreign Bodies - etiology
Eye Foreign Bodies - surgery
Hand Bones - injuries
Humans
Injuries
Localization
Male
Medical imaging
Military Personnel
Patients
Sclera - injuries
Sclera - surgery
Surgery
Vitrectomy
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Summary:A 26-year-old Turkish Army soldier underwent full ophthalmoscopic examination after a penetrating ocular injury in the left eye due to the accidental explosion of a detonating fuse during handling. Visual acuity of the left eye was hand motion level. Funduscopy revealed foreign bodies suspended in the vitreous gel and accompanying vitreous haemorrhage. B-scan ultrasonography, CT of the orbits and microscopic examination of the intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) were performed prior to removal of bone fragments and pars plana vitrectomy. The IOFBs were fragments of the patients’ bone tissue. Bone fragments from victim's body may cause IOFBs after an explosion in military personnel.
ISSN:0035-8665
2633-3767
2052-0468
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/jramc-2015-000452