Complete Visual Rehabilitation in a Patient with No Light Perception after Surgical Management of a Penetrating Open-Globe Injury: A Case Report

Open-globe injuries with no light perception (NLP) carry a poor prognosis, and many ophthalmologists select a primary enucleation or evisceration as a result. We present a case of complete visual rehabilitation in a patient who presented with NLP after a zone III penetrating open-globe injury. We re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Baban, Tania A., Sammouh, Fady K., ElBallouz, Haytham M., Warrak, Elias L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Published online: June, 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4519596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26265906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000434636
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Sumario:Open-globe injuries with no light perception (NLP) carry a poor prognosis, and many ophthalmologists select a primary enucleation or evisceration as a result. We present a case of complete visual rehabilitation in a patient who presented with NLP after a zone III penetrating open-globe injury. We recommend patient counseling regarding decision making and management of ocular trauma with NLP, since timely intervention and close follow-ups may restore useful or complete vision even in severely traumatized eyes.

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