TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - An uncommon meridional globe rupture due to blunt eye trauma
JO  - Case reports in emergency medicine
A1  - Kumar, Krishan
A1  - Figurasin, Rick
A1  - Kumar, Swati
A1  - Waseem, Muhammad
SP  - e1808509
EP  - e1808509
VL  - 2018
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-648X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1808509
ID  - ref1
ER  -