Citation

Chow AY, Goldberg MF, Frenkel M. Ann. Ophthalmol. 1984; 16(1): 35-37.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, American Society of Contemporary Ophthalmology)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6703575

Abstract

A case of optic nerve evulsion resulted from a finger poke injury to the globe during a basketball game. Significantly, almost no external damage to the eye was evident. The damage may be caused by sudden forceful anterior-posterior displacement and rotation of the globe, inducing a tear of the optic nerve at the papilla. The seriousness and permanence of this injury stress the importance of protective eye wear in contact sports.

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