Corneoscleral laceration associated with passenger-side airbag inflation
- Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- UIC Eye Center, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Accepted 10 March 1997
- Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- UIC Eye Center, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Abdhish R Bhavsar, MD, Jules Stein Eye Institute, 100 Stein Plaza, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7000, USA.
- Accepted 10 March 1997
Editor,—There have been several reports of ocular injury associated with driver’s-side airbag inflation during motor vehicle accidents. Reported injuries range from periorbital fractures,1 2 corneal abrasions,2 3 lens subluxation,1 hyphaema,1-3 vitreous haemorrhage,1 2 retinal tears,1retinal haemorrhage,3 and retinal detachment2 4 to corneoscleral lacerations associated with broken eyeglasses2 and a tobacco pipe.5There is one report of corneoscleral laceration as a direct result of driver’s-side airbag inflation.6
We describe a patient who sustained severe ocular injury due to inflation of a passenger-side airbag. This is the second report of a corneoscleral laceration due to airbag deployment, and the first report of such an injury due to passenger-side airbag inflation, without associated eyeglass wear or external objects.
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