Indian journal of ophthalmology
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Nov 2011
Case ReportsOccult orbito-cranial penetrating injury by pencil: role of beta tracer protein as a marker for cerebrospinal fluid leakage.
Orbito-cranial foreign bodies present a treacherous situation that can escape detection. The only evidence of these foreign bodies may be the entry wound in the form of a small lid laceration. A two-year-old boy presented with right upper lid laceration following a fall two hours back. ⋯ The foreign body tract was explored through the eyelid laceration and a broken pencil was removed followed by dural patch graft. The patient developed no ocular or intracranial complications. Beta-TP, a highly specific marker of CSF is routinely used in screening patients of neurosurgery and otolaryngology with CSF leaks, however, its use has never been reported in ophthalmic literature based on an online PubMed search.
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Nov 2011
Editorial Historical ArticlePediatric ophthalmology: the oldest ophthalmology subspeciality.