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Citation

Brown GC, Tasman WS, Benson WE. Ophthalmic Surg. 1985; 16(8): 505-508.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Healio)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4047593

Abstract

Thirteen patients with BB-gun injuries to the eye are reported. Included are nine instances of double perforation, one case of vitreous hemorrhage, a case of late rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, one of retinitis sclopetaria, and a case of an intraocular shell casing introduced indirectly via an inadvertant BB-gun discharge into a drawer of bullets. Among the nine globes with double perforation, seven eyes were irreparably damaged and eventually enucleated, while two remained with hand motions vision. Despite modern vitrectomy techniques, double perforating BB-gun injuries to the globe imply a grim prognosis.

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