TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Open globe and penetrating eyelid injuries from fish hooks
JO  - BMC ophthalmology
A1  - Purtskhvanidze, Konstantine
A1  - Saeger, Mark
A1  - Treumer, Felix
A1  - Nölle, Bernhard
A1  - Roider, Johann
SP  - e26
EP  - e26
VL  - 19
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: A few case reports have described accidental eye injuries caused by fish hooks. The severity of ocular injuries is dependent on the involved ocular structures. Severe ocular injuries due to fish hooks are rare. We describe open globe and penetrating eyelid injuries from fish hooks at the Baltic Sea. <br><br>METHODS: Nine patients with traumatic ocular injuries caused by fish hooks were included. The following parameters were evaluated: severity of injury, best corrected visual acuity at admission and last follow-up, and surgical treatment. <br><br>RESULTS: All nine patients were male. Age ranged between 7 and 51 years with a median of 13 years. Sixty-seven percent of the patients were children. Four of the nine patients were 9 years or younger. In 5 eyes (55%) the injury was limited to the eyelid. An open globe injury was found in 4 patients (45%). The mean follow-up was 16.7 ± 32.8 months. All patients required surgical treatment. The number of operations ranged from 1 to 3, with a mean of 1.4. At admission and last follow-up, patients with eyelid injuries showed a median best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of logMAR 0.0. Patients with open globe injuries showed a median best corrected visual acuity of logMAR 1.5 at admission, and of logMAR 0.6 at last follow-up. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Nearly half of the patients suffered severe penetrating injuries. Especially children misjudge the risk potential of fishing due to their lack of experience. Fishing glasses should be worn not only for UV protection, but also as injury prevention strategy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-2415
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-019-1040-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -