A Case Of Blast Injury With Bilateral Corneal Tear ,Bilateral Traumatic Cataract And Bilateral Intra-Ocular Foreign Body
Published 2025 - 43rd Congress of the ESCRS
Reference: PO048 | Type: Case Report | DOI: 10.82333/r8qq-9v64
Authors: Laxman SINGH Jhala* 1 , SUMIT VARSHNEY 1
1OPHTHALMOLOGY,ALAKH NAYAN MANDIR EYE INSTITUTE,UDAIPUR,India
Purpose
TO EVALUATE THE POST-OPERATIVE VISUAL OUTCOMES IN A CASE OF BLAST INJURY WITH BILATERAL CORNEAL TEAR,CATARACT AND INTRA-OCULAR FOREIGN BODY
Setting
ALAKH NAYAN MANDIR EYE INSTITUTE - A TERTIARY EYE CARE HOSPITAL IN UDAIPUR IN SOUTHERN RAJASTHAN,INDIA
Report of case
A YOUNG MALE PATIENT OF BILATERAL BLAST INJURY PRESENTED TO THE INSTITUTE WITH COMPLAINTS OF SEVERE LOSS OF VISION IN BOTH EYES WITH PERCEPTION OF LIGHT PRESENT AND PROJECTION OF RAYS PRESENT IN ALL 4 DIRECTIONS
ON EXAMINATION , BILATERAL CORNEAL TEAR WITH IRIS PROLAPSE AND TRAUMATIC CATARACT WITH SUSPECTED IOFB WAS NOTICED
ON B-SCAN -BOTH EYES WITH IOFB AND LE WITH MODERATE VITREOUS HAEMORRHAGE,
WITH ATTACHED RETINA IN BOTH EYES
BOTH EYES WERE OPERATED IN TWO DAYS GAP, WITH CORNEAL TEAR AND IRIS PROLAPSE REPAIR WITH B/L CATARACT ASPIRATION,IOFB REMOVAL AND IOL IMPLANTATION
Conclusion/Take home message
TIMELY PRESENTATION OF A CASES TO A TERTIARY EYE CARE CENTRE WITH METICULOUS DIAGNOSIS AND COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACH CAN RESTORE VISION IN SUCH COMPLICATED SITUATIONS WITH BEST POSSIBLE VISUAL OUTCOMES