Ocular Injury With Chestnut Burr: Our Experience
| Autor: | Luis Muñoz-Bellido, Nancy D. Jurado-Guano, Gerardo P. García-García, Neyla C. Esaa-Caride |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity genetic structures Visual Acuity Aesculus Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures Eye injuries 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Cornea Medicine Humans Prospective Studies Child Aged Aged 80 and over Slit lamp business.industry Ocular Contusion Emergency department Corneal perforation Middle Aged medicine.disease Occupational Injuries eye diseases Eye Injuries Penetrating Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents Ophthalmology 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure Eye Foreign Bodies Fruit 030221 ophthalmology & optometry sense organs Seasons medicine.symptom business Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedure Corneal Injuries Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Cornea. 35(10) |
| ISSN: | 1536-4798 |
| Popis: | Purpose To evaluate the medical and surgical management and treatment of ocular injuries with chestnut burr recorded at the Hospital El Bierzo between 2009 and 2015. Methods A prospective study of ocular injuries with chestnut burr was conducted for the period from 2009 to 2015. Patients were detected in the Emergency Department and referred to the Ophthalmology Department for study and medical and surgical treatment. Ten eyes were evaluated in 10 patients. The injuries ranged from ocular contusion without corneal involvement to trauma with corneal perforation caused by spines. One patient with chronic retention of spines in the intrastromal corneal ring was included. Results Six of the eyes studied had chestnut burr spines in the cornea, one of which was chronically retained in the intrastromal cornea. One case of spine-induced corneal perforation was also studied. Six of the patients required surgery, 2 required removal of the spine using a slit lamp, 2 required outpatient medical treatments, and a wait-and-see approach was taken in 1 patient. All patients progressed favorably, and no surgical complications were recorded. Conclusions Proper occupational risk prevention and the use of eye protection glasses are fundamental in avoiding these accidents. Once they have occurred, medical and surgical management must be done early and on an individual basis depending on the severity and location of the injuries, to avoid potentially serious complications. |
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