Conservative management of penetrating ocular trauma caused by a nail gun.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the conservative management of a penetrating ocular trauma caused by a nail gun with a six-month follow up.

Observations

A 21 year-old healthy female suffered an ocular penetrating trauma with a nail gun. She presented with a metallic foreign body that partially entered her left eye through the nasal sclera via pars plana, 3 mm posterior to the limbus, but did not reach the retina. Surgical removal of the foreign body and closure of the scleral wound, without vitrectomy, was performed 16 h after the injury. Intravitreal prophylactic antibiotic was administered. Retinal atrophy developed in the areas that had commotio retinae at presentation, but no further complications were observed.

Conclusions

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SUBMITTER: Irving Enrique CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6040264 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature