[Contusion eye trauma caused by explosion of vacuumed coffee tin].
OBJECTIVE
To report a rare case of eye contusion trauma, resulting from explosion of vacuumed coffee tin.


METHODS
7 years old patient underwent injury of the right eye while opening a vacuumed coffee tin. The examination consisted in: history, evaluation of the visual acuity and refraction, examination of intraocular pressure, biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy.


CONCLUSIONS
During the examination an edema has been found in the macula area. This edema lately degenerated. When the patient was admitted his visual acuity was 20/30 and did not change when he was released. The visual acuity of the left eye was 20/20.


CONCLUSIONS
Contusion trauma, caused by vacuumed coffee, can be followed by constant changes in the area of the macula and result in decreasing of the visual acuity.
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D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019064:Product Packaging