• Int Ophthalmol · Jan 2001

    Case Reports

    Eyelid fish-hook injury.

    • J Levy and T Lifshitz.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel. levy-jaime@hotmail.com
    • Int Ophthalmol. 2001 Jan 1; 24 (5): 297-8.

    ObjectiveTo report a rare case of fish-hook eyelid injury.MethodsInterventional case-report. A 25-year-old man presented with an upper eyelid fish-hook wound.ResultsThe hook was extracted under local anaesthesia using the back-out method. Postoperatively, no complications were observed.ConclusionsIn the absence of serious ocular damage, the back-out method seems to be the best option for the removal of the hook in eyelid injuries.

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