The eye in forensic practice: In the dead.
| Autor: | Atreya A; Department of Forensic Medicine, Lumbini Medical College, Palpa, Nepal., Ateriya N; Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, India., Menezes RG; Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Medico-legal journal [Med Leg J] 2024 May 01, pp. 258172241230210. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 01. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00258172241230210 |
| Abstrakt: | Post-mortem examination of the eye provides valuable forensic information yet is often overlooked. This brief review focuses on determining the cause/manner of death and post-mortem interval. External eye findings like corneal haziness and tache noire, combined with post-mortem changes in the iris, lens, retina and vitreous humour, can help estimate time since death. Ocular biometrics (iris/retinal scans) may facilitate identification. Age-related ocular changes can provide insights. The eye offers clues into personality (corneal tattooing, trichotillomania) and cause of death (petechiae in strangulation, retinal haemorrhages in abusive head trauma). Ocular trauma and underlying eye disease may be evident. Toxicology of vitreous humour can detect drugs/poisons. As a window into systemic disease and age-related changes, the eye aids pathology interpretations and, accordingly, post-mortem examinations have value. Ocular findings should not be overlooked in forensic examinations as they provide distinct information in determining cause/manner of death and post-mortem interval. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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