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Eye Injuries from Pencil Lead: Three Cases

Kurşun Kalem ile Göz Yaralanmaları: Üç Olgu

Pages
52–55
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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In conclusion, corneal and especially penetrating ocular injuries from pencil lead may have a good prognosis with the use of appropriate anti-inflammatory and prophylactic antibiotic treatment and follow-up.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Corneal stromal and/or penetrating ocular injuries from pencils and pencil lead are more common in childhood and may lead to intraocular infection or severe intraocular sterile inflammatory reaction.
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Key Findings & Data:Herein we report 3 children with ocular trauma due to pencil lead injuries.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, corneal and especially penetrating ocular injuries from pencil lead may have a good prognosis with the use of appropriate anti-inflammatory and prophylactic antibiotic treatment and follow-up.
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Corneal stromal and/or penetrating ocular injuries from pencils and pencil lead are more common in childhood and may lead to intraocular infection or severe intraocular sterile inflammatory reaction. Herein we report 3 children with ocular trauma due to pencil lead injuries. The first case had corneal stromal injury caused by a pencil. In the second case, a pencil perforated the cornea and contacted the iris. In the third case, pencil lead perforated both the cornea and iris and reached the vitreous through the lens zonules. Intracameral triamcinolone (2 mg/0.05 mL) was injected after the pencil lead was removed from the eyeball. Topical anti-inflammatory and cycloplegic drops were prescribed. In conclusion, corneal and especially penetrating ocular injuries from pencil lead may have a good prognosis with the use of appropriate anti-inflammatory and prophylactic antibiotic treatment and follow-up.

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Kurşun kalem ile korneal stromal ve/veya penetran oküler yaralanmalar çocukluk yaş grubunda daha sık görülebilen, intraokülerenfeksiyona veya ciddi intraoküler steril iltihabi reaksiyona neden olabilen travmalardır. Kurşun kalem ile göz travması olan 3 çocuk yaşgrubu olguyu sunmayı amaçladık. Birinci olgu kornea stroma düzeyinde lameller bir yaralanma idi. İkinci olguda kurşun kalem korneayıperfore ederek irise temas etmekteydi. Üçüncü olguda kornea ve irisi perfore edip, zonüllerden vitreusa uzanan kurşun kalem ucumevcuttu. Olgu 2 ve 3’de kurşun kalem cerrahi ile çıkarıldıktan sonra intrakamaral 2 mg/0,05 mL triamsinolon enjekte edildi. Topikalantienflamatuvar ve sikloplejik ajan kullanıldı. Sonuç olarak, kurşun kalem ile kornea ve özellikle oküler penetran yaralanmalarda uygunantienflamatuvar tedavi, profilaktik antibiyotik tedavisi ve takip ile iyi bir prognoz elde edilebilir.

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ARICI, C., YILDIRIM, R., ARSLAN, O. Ş., ONUR, U., GÖRGÜLÜ, B. (2022). Eye Injuries from Pencil Lead: Three Cases. Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 47 - Sayı: 1, 52–55. https://ajindex.com/articles/637827

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