Restoration of vision after surgical removal of an intraocular needlefish jaw

Mohamed Al-Abri; William A. Britton; Joshua S. Manusow; Seymour Brownstein; Vivek Patel; Bernard Hurley; Peter Agapitos

doi:10.1097/ICB.0b013e318234cd1a

Restoration of vision after surgical removal of an intraocular needlefish jaw

Mohamed Al-Abri, William A. Britton, Joshua S. Manusow, Seymour Brownstein^*, Vivek Patel, Bernard Hurley, Peter Agapitos

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Purpose: To describe the case of a globe-penetrating intraocular needlefish injury. Methods: Clinicopathologic case report. Results: A 38-year-old man had a globe-penetrating injury while swimming without eye protection in the Caribbean Sea. The foreign body was impaled in the nasal retina. After surgical removal, retinal repair, and subsequent cataract surgery, the best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the affected eye. Histopathologic examination of the foreign body was consistent with a needlefish jaw. Conclusion: This is the first reported case of a successful visual outcome after the surgical removal of an intraocular needlefish jaw. Furthermore, we advise that ophthalmologists should be recommending eye protection to people swimming in waters endemic to this dangerous fish.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	298-300
Number of pages	3
Journal	Retinal Cases and Brief Reports
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0b013e318234cd1a
Publication status	Published - Jun 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Intraocular foreign body
Needlefish
Ocular trauma
Pathology
Retina

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ophthalmology

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Restoration of vision after surgical removal of an intraocular needlefish jaw

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