Nonsurgical management of an intraorbital pencil without cranial or globe penetration.
A 3-year-old boy suffered a penetrating orbital pencil injury in the right upper eyelid. Examination showed no signs of globe perforation, fractures, or neurologic deficits. The pencil was removed with controlled and slow motion. Visual acuity was 20/20 and anterior and posterior segment findings were normal 2 months after the injury.
Elgin
Ufuk
U
Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Berker
Nilufer
N
Nalcacioglu
Pinar
P
Ucan
Nazmiye
N
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000628:therapy*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D014956:Writing
D011098:Polyglactin 910