Citation

Nolan BT. Mil. Med. 1991; 156(3): 151-154.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1901981

Abstract

A case is presented demonstrating selective perforation of a foreign body through a pre-existing partial thickness radial keratotomy wound. This is the initial documentation of a distinct type of injury to which an eye is susceptible following corneal refractive procedures. Despite the excellent outcome, the occurrence of this injury in a soldier during a field training exercise provides additional justification for current Army policy of barring the induction of enlistees who have undergone corneal surgery to correct refractive errors.

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