Citation

Kumar K, Figurasin R, Kumar S, Waseem M. Case Rep. Emerg. Med. 2018; 2018: e1808509.

Affiliation

Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, 234 East 149 Street, Bronx, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2018/1808509

PMID

30319823

PMCID

PMC6167593

Abstract

Open globe injury (OGI) is a severe form of eye trauma. It is an important cause of monocular blindness worldwide. Ruptures from blunt trauma are most common at the sites where the sclera is thinnest, at the insertions of the extraocular muscles, and at the limbus. Most often, rupture is equatorial. We present a unique case of open globe injury due to blunt ocular trauma from a thrown rock that resulted in a meridional rupture of the eye. The pertinent literature is reviewed.

Language: en