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Rotating wire brush ocular trauma in a fighter pilot

Penetrating ocular injuries from rotating wire brush is a previously underreported still preventable risk of ocular trauma which poses serious threats for vision. We describe a case of an injury caused by rotational wire brush to a pilot of a high-performance fighter plane, with an excellent visual...

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Autores principales: Efthymios, Karmiris I, Evangelos, Manousakis Ε, Thomas, Ntravalias G, Konstantinos, Kasmas M, Ioannis, Giannakis P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7727936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32971692
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_107_20
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Sumario:Penetrating ocular injuries from rotating wire brush is a previously underreported still preventable risk of ocular trauma which poses serious threats for vision. We describe a case of an injury caused by rotational wire brush to a pilot of a high-performance fighter plane, with an excellent visual outcome, and a fully restored vision and functionality status. Despite the unpropitious expected visual outcome due to the severity of the trauma, proper management can restore the vision. This is the first case, reporting this type of injury, with a fully restored vision to maintain flying status in a high performance and demanding military environment.