Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Ophthalmology, Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Nigeria
Case Report
Author(s): Omolase CO*, OT Ogunleye, OA Sotiloye, AJ Oduegwu, BO Omolase and AA Egberongbe
This is the report of a five year old Nigerian male child who presented at our eye center on April 06, 2021. The patient had left eye Grade 11 penetrating eye injury with retained broomstick. The patient had removal of the retained foreign body and corneal repair with 9/0 nylon the following day. The procedure was well tolerated and patient did well on topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, cycloplegic agent, topical and systemic antibiotics. In view of the traumatic cataract patient had, he was to have secondary surgical intervention when inflammation resolved fully. The need for children to be well supervised while exploring the environment in a bid to prevent ocular injury cannot be overemphasized. The fact that traditional eye medication was not applied coupled with prompt presentation and surgical intervention contributed to the successful outcome of management at the time.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9570.22.13.906