Citation

Cavallini GM, Martini A, Campi L, Forlini M. Graefes Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 2009; 247(4): 445-450.

Affiliation

Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo, 71 - 41100, Modena, Italy, cavallini.gianmaria@unimore.it.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00417-008-0912-6

PMID

18696096

Abstract

AIM: To describe our series of bottle cork and cap injuries to the eye in order to report the visual impairment and clinical outcomes observed in 34 cases over an 8-year period. METHODS: Retrospective review of the database of the Ophthalmology Institute of Modena from January 1999 to September 2007. All patients presented with closed-globe injury according to Kuhn et al.'s classification. All the cases were caused by sparkling wine: white in 24 cases and red in ten cases. RESULTS: The incidence varied between six and two cases a year (average 3.89). Bottle cork and cap injuries represent 11% of all injuries admitted to our department in the period considered in our series. In details: nine patients recovered totally, 22 patients recovered partially, three patients had a severe visual outcome (

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