A Case of a Ruptured Eyeball Caused by High-Pressure Water Jets

High-pressure water jets are commonly used for cleaning the windows of buildings and automobiles, as well as during heavy demolition work (ie, the dismantling of building structures).1,2 Ocular trauma caused by the direct exposure to high-pressure water jets often exhibits the appearance of blunt ocular trauma. There are numerous reports on corneal epithelial damage, corneal laceration, corneal endothelial injury, hyphema, iridodialysis, traumatic cataract, lens dislocation, vitreous hemorrhage, traumatic retinal detachment, etc.;3 –6 however, to the best of our knowledge, this is the

Source: Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging : the Official Journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye - June 21, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Shou Oosuka, MD Source Type: research