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Corneal injuries, which make up 3% of emergency room visits, can vary from small scratches to exposure or trauma-related damage that might be fatal to vision. Mechanical trauma, diseases of the eyelids, neurotrophic abnormalities, and chemical burns are common causes. A thorough examination is necessary for an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.

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Bird beak-related ocular injuries in southern India: Factors and visual implications.

Injury

December 2024

Shantilal Shanghvi Cornea Institute (SSCI), Kode Venkatadri Chowdary (KVC) Campus, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 521134, India.

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess visual outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with bird beak eye injuries in South India.
  • A detailed examination of patient demographics and injury characteristics was conducted, followed by assessments of visual acuity during follow-up.
  • Significant visual improvements were observed post-treatment, but timely intervention was crucial, as delays or multiple surgeries negatively affected recovery, highlighting the need for public awareness to prevent such injuries.
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Purpose: The study was performed to evaluate and optimize a novel technique to close stellate corneal lacerations in a wet laboratory environment.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-one ex vivo porcine eyes with standardized, experimentally created stellate corneal lacerations were assigned to one of three surgical repair techniques. In Group 1 (n = 9), lacerations were closed with simple interrupted sutures only.

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Introduction: Cataract surgery is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide. Intraoperative and postoperative complications of cataract surgery include posterior capsule rupture, retinal detachment, suprachoroidal hemorrhage, cystoid macular edema, endophthalmitis, and intraocular lens dislocation. As corneal perforation is rarely related to cataract surgery, we report a case of intraoperative iatrogenic corneal puncture that led to a full-thickness laceration that was managed without severe complications.

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A 56-year-old woman presented with left blurring of vision for 6 months. She gave a history of previous left eye trauma for which she had undergone suturing of a corneal laceration. The right eye was 20/20 and normal.

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  • Intraocular foreign bodies, like eyelashes, can be rare but pose significant challenges, particularly in cases of penetrating trauma.
  • A 35-year-old male experienced symptoms after a wire-induced injury, leading to the discovery of two eyelashes in his anterior chamber, which were surgically removed.
  • The patient's vision improved dramatically post-surgery, underscoring the need for timely diagnosis and treatment of ocular traumas involving foreign bodies.
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Introduction: In this report, we describe a case of a large, full-thickness traumatic cornea laceration that was managed nonsurgically.

Case Presentation: A 22-year-old male presented with a red, painful right eye 4 days after a work-related injury. He was found to have a 6.

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  • - In February 2024, a patient suffered a severe ocular injury to the right eye from an explosion of a salute gun, leading to an infection caused by Clostridium tertium, confirmed after the patient was transferred to a specialized hospital for further treatment.
  • - Medical interventions included intraocular exploration, debridement, suturing, and various diagnostic tests to analyze the bacteria causing the infection, which was identified through a Gram stain and culture.
  • - Pathological findings showed significant complications in the eye, such as conjunctival edema and hemorrhage, along with elevated white blood cell counts and markers indicating infection in the patient's blood tests.
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive factors for evisceration or enucleation surgery after open globe injury (OGI) and to investigate the effectiveness of the ocular trauma score (OTS) in predicting the outcome.

Method: Data from 380 patients who underwent OGI repair were retrospectively analyzed. The eyes of 31 patients who underwent evisceration or enucleation after OGI repair and who were followed up for at least 6 months were included in the study.

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  • ! The study evaluated the effectiveness of a sutureless human amniotic membrane dehydrated matrix (HAMDM) in treating various ocular surface conditions using a digital assessment tool. * ! A total of 47 applications were performed on 46 patients, with a diverse range of ocular issues, showing a 63% complete healing rate and 32.6% partial healing of epithelial defects. * ! Patients experienced stable visual acuity in 61% of cases, with an improvement in 26%, and the average rate of epithelial healing was noted to be 0.36 mm per day. * !
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Purpose: We studied the kinetic phenomenon of an airbag impact on eyes after trabeculectomy using finite element analysis (FEA), a computerized method for predicting how an object reacts to real-world physical effects and showing whether an object will break, to sequentially determine the responses at various airbag deployment velocities.

Methods: A human eye model was used in the simulations using the FEA program PAM-GENERIS (Nihon ESI, Tokyo, Japan). A half-thickness incised scleral flap was created on the limbus and the strength of its adhesion to the outer sclera was set at 30%, 50%, and 100%.

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Purpose: To review the atypical development of Salzmann's nodular degeneration (SND) after two cases of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and one case of photorefractive keratomileusis (PRK), and to highlight the pathophysiology of SND and its treatment.

Methods: Three cases of SND (two following LASIK performed with microkeratomes and one following PRK) were reviewed and Pubmed.gov and internet searches were performed.

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Ocular fish hook injuries.

Injury

September 2024

MBBS, MS (Ophthalmology), Consultant, Shantilal Shanghvi Cornea Institute (SSCI), KVC campus, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Electronic address:

Purpose: Fishing stands out as a widely enjoyed leisure pursuit. While ocular fishing injuries are infrequent, they carry the potential for severe ocular trauma, and safe extraction of a fish hook can pose challenges. We here in report a series of 21 cases of penetrating injury to the cornea by fish hook, detailing successful surgical interventions employed for their management.

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Introduction: One of the main causes of acquired blindness and impairment in children is ocular trauma. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients hospitalized with open globe injuries (OGI).

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on children diagnosed with OGI at a referral Hospital affiliated with Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, from 2014 to 2018.

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Introduction: To evaluate eye and orbital injuries in non-powered scooter, electric-scooter (e-scooter), and hoverboard riders in the United States (US) between 2014 and 2019.

Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) was queried for head and neck injuries by body part codes related to non-powered scooters and powered scooters/hoverboards from 2014 to 2019. The NEISS complex sampling design was used to obtain US population projections of injuries and hospital admissions.

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New Korean guidelines for the diagnosis and management of dry eye disease were developed based on literature reviews by the Korean Dry Eye Guideline Establishment Committee, a previous dry eye guideline by Korean Corneal Disease Study Group, a survey of Korean Dry Eye Society (KDES) members, and KDES consensus meetings. The new definition of dry eye was also proposed by KDES regular members. The new definition by the regular members of the KDES is as follows: "Dry eye is a disease of the ocular surface characterized by tear film abnormalities and ocular symptoms.

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Objectives: To evaluate the demographic, etiological, and accompanying clinical factors in eyelid lacerations (EL).

Materials And Methods: The records of patients who presented to our clinic between 2018 and 2022 with eyelid trauma were retrospectively reviewed. Age, gender, cause of injury, clinical findings, accompanying ocular findings, and additional complications were analyzed.

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  • This study highlights the serious but rare complication of globe injuries following blepharoplasty, focusing on three patient cases and a review of related literature.
  • The injuries documented ranged from thermal burns to severe lacerations, with most patients experiencing delayed presentation to an ophthalmologist, resulting in poor visual outcomes.
  • The research calls for better training for practitioners and emphasizes the importance of patient education on recognizing complications and seeking prompt care after surgery.
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Zone 1 trauma: wound dehiscence compared to primary trauma.

Int Ophthalmol

February 2024

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.

Purpose: The study aims to assess if Zone 1 globe injuries hold a favorable prognosis for all situations, including wound dehiscence, or just primary traumatic injuries.

Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional chart review of patients who underwent open globe repair from 1/1/2019 to 12/1/2020 at an urban hospital setting was evaluated for final visual outcomes, associated ocular pathology, long-term complications, and need for further surgeries.

Results: Fifty-eight eyes were identified-38 primary trauma and 20 dehisced wounds (11 penetrating keratoplasties, five clear corneal incisions, one laceration, one extracapsular cataract extraction, one radial keratotomy, and one tectonic graft).

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Dysfunctional latent transforming growth factor β activation after corneal injury in a classical Ehlers-Danlos model.

Matrix Biol

April 2024

Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Disease, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 13330 USF Laurel Dr., 4th floor, MDC11, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. Electronic address:

Patients with classical Ehlers Danlos syndrome (cEDS) suffer impaired wound healing and from scars formed after injuries that are atrophic and difficult to close surgically. Haploinsufficiency in COL5A1 creates systemic morphological and functional alterations in the entire body. We investigated mechanisms that impair wound healing from corneal lacerations (full thickness injuries) in a mouse model of cEDS (Col5a1).

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Background: The management of post-refractive surgery dry eye disease (DED) can be challenging in clinical practice, and patients usually show an incomplete response to traditional artificial tears, especially when it is complicated with ocular pain. Therefore, we aim to investigate the efficacy of combined topical 0.05% cyclosporine A and 0.

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Background: A corneal abrasion is a flaw in the cornea's epithelial surface, which is located in the front of the eye. It causes recurrent erosions, corneal inflammation, and chronic corneal defects. In a context with limited resources, the goal of this review was to provide an evidence-based procedure for perioperative risk stratification, prevention, and management of corneal abrasion during non-ocular surgery.

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Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) leads to meibum stasis and pathogenic bacteria proliferation. We determined meibum microbiota via next-generation sequencing (NGS) and examined their association with tear cytokine levels in patients with MGD. This cross-sectional study included 44 moderate-severe patients with MGD and 44 healthy controls (HCs).

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Purpose To report six ocular injury cases caused by unlicensed fireworks and subsequent complications at a level 1 trauma center in the setting of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related shelter-in-place orders. Observations All six cases occurred between March 2020 and July 2020 and involved fireworks of non-official use. A majority of subjects were male between the ages of 17 and 53 years old.

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