title: Impaled Orbital TASER Probe Injury Requiring Primary Enucleation.
abstract: The Conducted Electrical Weapon is a weapon often used by law enforcement agencies as a method of less lethal means to subdue a suspect. Injuries to the eye with these devices are usually due to the projectile force of the metal probes that are released when these devices are engaged. The authors report what may be the first case of an impaled orbital TASER probe that required primary enucleation for globe perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rafailov
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Temnogorod
authors.forename: Frank F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shinder
mesh_terms: D057667:Conducted Energy Weapon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000379:methods*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult