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Title:

A post-traumatic extracapsular extraction!

Poster Details

First Author: B. Mrini MOROCCO

Co Author(s):    M. Karima   E. Loubna   L. Cherkaoui              

Abstract Details

Purpose:

We report the case of a 56-year-old patient with a history of glaucoma under treatment for 20 years, who consulted in the ophthalmic emergency room for right eye trauma.

Setting:

The ophthalmologic examination revealed in the traumatized eye visual acuity reduced to light perception, a diffuse subconjunctival hemorrhage, a corneal wound ranging from 1 to 4 hours on the limbus in the manner of an extracapsular cataract extraction.

Methods:

The anterior chamber was the site of grade 4 hyphema and the fundus was inaccessible. On examination of the upper conjunctival sac, the lens was found, adhering to the bulbar conjunctiva. (Fig. 1)

Results:

We washed the hyphema and the corneal wound has been sutured.

Conclusions:

Open-globe eye trauma is a real public health problem due to its frequency and severity. Indeed, they expose to serious complications, very often responsible for a severe visual impairment.

Financial Disclosure:

None