Citation

Zabriskie NA, Hwang IP, Ramsey JF, Crandall AS. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 1997; 123(6): 832-833.

Affiliation

John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9535628

Abstract

PURPOSE: To report a child with anterior lens capsule rupture caused by air bag inflation. METHODS: A 10-year-old girl sustained a rupture of the right anterior lens capsule secondary to air bag deployment during a minor automobile accident. The evaluation included orbital ultrasound and orbital computed tomography. RESULT: The right eye underwent lens aspiration with intraocular lens placement. Postoperatively, the patient did well with 20/25 best-corrected visual acuity. CONCLUSION: Our case, in which the patient's lens capsule was ruptured by air bag inflation, illustrates that air bag deployment, even in minor low-speed accidents, can cause severe blunt trauma to the eye.

Language: en