Anterior lens capsule rupture caused by air bag trauma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a child with anterior lens capsule rupture caused by air bag inflation. A 10-year-old girl sustained a rupture of the right anterior lens capsule secondary to air bag deployment during a minor automobile accident. The evaluation included orbital ultrasound and orbital computed tomography. The right eye underwent lens aspiration with intraocular lens placement. Postoperatively, the patient did well with 20/25 best-corrected visual acuity. Our case, in which the patient's lens capsule was ruptured by air bag inflation, illustrates that air bag deployment, even in minor low-speed accidents, can cause severe blunt trauma to the eye.
Medical subject headings
- Air Bags
- Anterior Eye Segment
- Eye Injuries
- Lens Capsule, Crystalline
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating