title: Penetrating eye globe injury from trauma with a metallic nail: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of penetrating eye globe injury due to a metallic nail. This is the first case evaluated by our service that presented with an intact 2.5-centimeter nail penetrating the right eye with a significant intraocular component that the patient did not remove. We describe the initial presentation and the multi-step surgery that this complicated injury required. The early postoperative visual acuity remained unchanged when compared to the presenting. In addition, the patient had no retinal pathology or optic nerve damage after the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, UPR School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, Puerto Rico. juan.almodovar@upr.edu
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Almodóvar-Mercado
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: López-Beauchamp
mesh_terms: D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails; D055815:Young Adult