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- Weng Ng and Mark Chehade.
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville Road, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia. weng.ng@jcu.edu.au
- Am. J. Ophthalmol. 2005 Apr 1; 139 (4): 713-5.
PurposeTo describe the presentation and treatment of a Taser penetrating ocular injury.DesignCase report.MethodsA 50-year-old man with a Taser injury 1.5 cm below the right lower eyelid margin was admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary hospital. The case report describes the ophthalmic assessment, investigation, treatment, and outcome of the Taser barb penetrating ocular injury.ResultsThe Taser has a fish hook barb that caused a full-thickness wound adequately large for vitreous to escape when the Taser was removed. Consequently, the scleral wound was repaired and cryopexy was performed. The affected eye made a satisfactory recovery, and the visual acuity was 6/9 with a pinhole 1 week after operation.ConclusionsAny Taser injury around the orbits should raise the suspicion of a penetrating ocular injury. In likely cases, removal of the Taser should be performed in an operating theater under general anesthesia.
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