Citation

Jin SX, Rubin Panvini A, Chuck RS. Am. J. Ophthalmol. Case Rep. 2020; 20: e100863.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100863

PMID

32875151 PMCID

Abstract

PURPOSE: To report a case of penetrating ocular injury due to automobile rear-view side-mirror.

Observations: This is a case of a 49-year-old male who developed penetrating eye injury with a full thickness corneal laceration after isolated motor vehicle damage to the rear-view side-mirror. This patient subsequently required surgical repair of the corneal laceration and likely will need further surgical interventions in the future for ocular rehabilitation.

Conclusions and Importance: Our case of rear-view side mirror caused injury and those previously reported highlight an area of opportunity for injury prevention.

Language: en

Keywords

Automobile injury; Eye injury; Penetrating ocular injury; Rear-view mirror