title: Severe eye trauma in boys caused by girls' headbands.
abstract: Two Alaskan boys were struck in the eye by flexible, bow-shaped girls' headbands. One suffered blunt, non-penetrating injury with hyphema and retinal injury resulting in loss of vision. The other suffered penetrating injury due to the atypical sharp nature of the headband; he required vitrectomy, lensectomy, secondary intraocular lens implant and intense amblyopia therapy. These cases highlight the preponderance of eye injury in boys who use "toys" in a manner for which they were not designed.
authors.affiliation: Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Dustin Mark
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics