TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The dangers of bunk beds to the eye -a case report and preventive measures
JO  - Nigerian postgraduate medical journal
A1  - Adeoti, C. O.
A1  - Ashaye, A. O.
A1  - Ubah, J. N.
SP  - 172
EP  - 174
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - This is to illustrate the case of a 14 year old male student of a secondary school who fell off the top of an unguarded bunk bed in his hostel while sleeping and sustained a fracture of the left orbital margin, severe periorbital echymosis and conjunctivitis. He was managed conservatively. Two weeks post injury; the swelling resolved. At 2 months post injury, he improved tremendously and his visual acuity in the affected eye was 6/6. The swelling resolved and his anterior and posterior segments were normal. The patient was lucky to have had an intact eyeball. If it had been a penetrating eye injury, it could have been disastrous. Blinding eye injuries may be irreversible.Unguarded bunk beds may be dangerous to the eye. A recommendation of minimal standard for bunk-beds for children or no bunks at all in schools is suggested.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1117-1936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -