ANTERIOR LENS CAPSULE RUPTURE CAUSED BY AIR-BAG TRAUMA

PURPOSE: To report a child with anterior lens capsule rupture caused b y air bag inflation. METHODS: A 10-year old girl sustained a rupture o f the right anterior lens capsule secondary to air bag deployment duri ng a minor automobile accident, The evaluation included orbit-al ultra sound and orbital computed tomography. RESULT: The fight eye underwent lens aspiration with intraocular lens placement, Postoperatively, the patient did well with 20/25 best-corrected visual acuity. CONCLUSION: Our case, in which the patient's lens capsule was ruptured by air bag inflation, illustrates that air bag deployment, even in minor low-spee d accidents, can cause severe blunt trauma to the eye.