Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury

An 11-year-old boy was involved in an injury with a fish-hook to his eye. The hook had impaled itself to the cornea and deeper structures. There was associated corneal edema and hyphema, making visualization difficult. In this case, we performed the unusual "cut-it-out" technique to remove...

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Main Authors: Syed Shoeb Ahmad, Chiang Wai Seng, Shuaibah Abdul Ghani, Jane F Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2013;volume=6;issue=4;spage=293;epage=295;aulast=Ahmad
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spelling doaj-b6a3e8c5ad5a46cd9b75854539345dff2020-11-24T23:14:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock0974-27002013-01-016429329510.4103/0974-2700.120384Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injurySyed Shoeb AhmadChiang Wai SengShuaibah Abdul GhaniJane F LeeAn 11-year-old boy was involved in an injury with a fish-hook to his eye. The hook had impaled itself to the cornea and deeper structures. There was associated corneal edema and hyphema, making visualization difficult. In this case, we performed the unusual "cut-it-out" technique to remove the hook from the eye.http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2013;volume=6;issue=4;spage=293;epage=295;aulast=AhmadEye injuryfish-hook injuriestrauma
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author Syed Shoeb Ahmad
Chiang Wai Seng
Shuaibah Abdul Ghani
Jane F Lee
spellingShingle Syed Shoeb Ahmad
Chiang Wai Seng
Shuaibah Abdul Ghani
Jane F Lee
Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Eye injury
fish-hook injuries
trauma
author_facet Syed Shoeb Ahmad
Chiang Wai Seng
Shuaibah Abdul Ghani
Jane F Lee
author_sort Syed Shoeb Ahmad
title Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
title_short Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
title_full Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
title_fullStr Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
title_full_unstemmed Cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
title_sort cut-it-out technique for ocular fish-hook injury
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
issn 0974-2700
publishDate 2013-01-01
description An 11-year-old boy was involved in an injury with a fish-hook to his eye. The hook had impaled itself to the cornea and deeper structures. There was associated corneal edema and hyphema, making visualization difficult. In this case, we performed the unusual "cut-it-out" technique to remove the hook from the eye.
topic Eye injury
fish-hook injuries
trauma
url http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2013;volume=6;issue=4;spage=293;epage=295;aulast=Ahmad
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