title: [Airbag hit as a cause of retinal detachment--case report].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is presentation of a patient with retinal detachment due to airbag hit in a car accident.
  
  
  METHODS
  50 years old woman with posttraumatic retinal detachment underwent cerclage and pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection. Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation followed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Final visual acuity of 0.5 was achieved. No postoperative complications were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the complicated preoperative situation, good anatomic and functional results could be achieved. Airbag may be also cause of severe ocular trauma.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistycznej Jasne Błonia w Lodzi.
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Michalewska
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michalewski
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nawrocka
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nawrocki
mesh_terms: D017278:Air Bags / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014821:Vitrectomy