title: Ocular injuries caused by elastic cords.
abstract: Five patients with ocular trauma due to elastic cords with attached metal or plastic hooks were evaluated over a 13-month period. Injuries included hyphema, angle recession, lens subluxation, choroidal rupture, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, and scleral rupture. Two patients suffered penetrating ocular injuries, and three patients had final visual acuities of 20/200 or less. This series emphasizes the potential severity of ocular injury due to these commonly used devices and reiterates a modification in design that might decrease the likelihood of accidental trauma from elastic cords.
authors.affiliation: Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Boldt
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Mieler
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Olsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012590:Sclera / Q000293:injuries; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology