TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Penetrating orbital injuries from plant material during pond and river diving
JO  - Indian journal of ophthalmology
A1  - Kim, Usha R.
A1  - Sivaraman, Kavitha R.
SP  - 76
EP  - 77
VL  - 61
IS  - 2
N2  - Diving into lakes and ponds is a common activity of rural children. We present two cases of penetrating orbital injuries from plant matter sustained in this manner. Such injuries pose a particular challenge because wooden foreign bodies are often missed during orbital exploration, and current imaging modalities cannot reliably identify retained organic material. When a patient presents with orbital penetration after a high-risk mechanism of injury, such as freshwater diving, the clinician must maintain a very high index of suspicion for retained wooden foreign body.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0301-4738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.107199
ID  - ref1
ER  -