IRIS DIALYSIS AND RETINAL DIALYSIS CAUSED BY COIN THROWING

Authors
FROST NA CHAUDHURI PR HASSAN TB
Citation
Na. Frost et al., IRIS DIALYSIS AND RETINAL DIALYSIS CAUSED BY COIN THROWING, Journal of accident & emergency medicine, 12(1), 1995, pp. 62-63
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care","Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of accident & emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
13510622
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
62 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-0622(1995)12:1<62:IDARDC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A 13-year old boy was hit in the right eye by a coin that was thrown a t him. He presented to the accident and emergency (A&E) department wit h an oblique corneal abrasion, microscopic hyphaema, iris-ciliary body dialysis, commotio retinae with retinal haemorrhages and a large reti nal dialysis. The limited amount of available data in the medical lite rature suggests that eye injuries as a result of coin throwing are ser ious and should always be referred to an ophthalmologist for evaluatio n.