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Br J Ophthalmol 1999;83:1194 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.10.1194
  • Letter to the Editor

Laceration of the eye with a fishing hook

  1. RALF KROTT,
  2. K ULRICH BARTZ-SCHMIDT,
  3. KLAUS HEIMANN
  1. Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
  1. Ralf Krott, MD, Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 9, D-50924 Cologne, Germany.
  • Accepted 11 June 1999

Editor,—Perforation of the eye is a challenging emergency in ophthalmology and requires immediate treatment. Visual outcome after penetrating injuries with and without intraocular foreign bodies depends on the visual acuity after injury, age of patient, and the severity of the ocular trauma.1 2 We report a case of globe laceration following an accident with a fishing hook which was successfully treated without surgery.

CASE REPORT

A 12 year old boy presented with visual disturbance and a small lid wound on the left eye at our emergency department. He had been playing with a fishing rod while sitting on a tree, and was trying to hook fruit on the ground. …

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