Citation

Gapsis BC, Hoang A, Nazari K, Morcos M. Trauma Case Rep 2017; 12: 4-7.

Affiliation

Nassau University Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, East Meadow, NY, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.tcr.2017.10.001

PMID

29644274

PMCID

PMC5887060

Abstract

A young adult male experienced penetrating globe injury due to a Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle (TASER). Despite successful repair of the globe, the damage was profound. This case report explores the complex ways in which mechanical and electrical forces from a TASER may impact the structural integrity and the neurosensory structures of the eye.

Language: en

Keywords

Electrical injury; Open globe; Ruptured globe; TASER; Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle; Trauma