title: Inadvertent penetrating injury to the globe with periocular corticosteroid injection.
abstract: We surveyed 488 physicians regarding their experience with inadvertent ocular penetration with steroid injections over a 5-year period. Sixty-six cases of ocular penetration were reported by the 209 physicians who responded. Of the 18 patients whose retinal status was known, 12 (67%) had retinal detachments resulting from the penetration. Final visual acuities in 85% of the 26 cases were worse than 20/100.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0284.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Mames
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGorray
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones