title: Perforating eye injuries from external rear vision mirrors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To highlight external rear vision mirrors as a cause of ocular injuries in motor vehicle accidents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three cases of perforating eye injuries due to shattered external rear vision mirrors in motor vehicle accidents are described. The relevant Australian design rules are reviewed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  External rear vision mirrors can be responsible for serious ocular injuries in motor vehicle accidents. Further investigation of the incidence of such injuries is required to determine whether vehicle manufacturing methods and the design rules covering their production warrant revision.
authors.affiliation: Lismore Base Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Griffits
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cottee
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Noble
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D004869:Equipment Safety; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012590:Sclera / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery