Characteristics of ocular trauma in the United States / Características de trauma ocular nos Estados Unidos

ABSTRACT Purpose: We aimed to study the characteristics of ocular trauma, an important but largely preventable global cause of blindness, in the United States. Methods: Retrospective chart review of the National Trauma Data Bank (2008-2014) was performed. All patients with ocular trauma were identified using ICD-9CM codes. The collected data were statistically analyzed with student's t-test, Chi-squared test, and logistic regression analysis performed using the SPSS software. The significance was set at p<0.05. Results: It was found that 316,485 (5.93%) of the 5,336,575 admitted trauma patients had ocular injuries. Their mean (SD) age was 41.8 (23) years, and most of them were men (69.4%). Race/ethnicity distribution was White 66.1%, Black 15.1%, and Hispanic 12.3%. The common injuries were orbital 39.5% and eye/adnexa contusions 34%. Associated traumatic brain injury was present in 58.2%. The frequent mechanisms were falls 25.5%, motor vehicle accident-occupant 21.8%, and struck by/against 17.6%. Patients <21 years of age had higher odds of cut/pierce injuries (OR=3.29, 95%CI=3.07-3.51) than the other age groups, those aged 21-64 years had higher odds of motor vehicle accident-cyclist (OR=4.95, 95%CI=4.71-5.19), and those >65 years had higher odds of falls (OR=16.75, 95%CI=16.39-17.12); p<0.001. The Blacks had a greater likelihood of firearm injuries (OR=3.24, 95%CI=3.10-3.39) than the other racial/ethnic groups, the Hispanics experienced more of cut/pierce injuries (OR=2.01, 95%CI=1.85-2.18), and the Whites experienced more of falls (OR=2.3, 95%CI=2.3-2.4); p<0.001. The Blacks (OR=3.41, 95%CI=3.34-3.48) and Hispanics (OR=1.75, 95%CI=1.71-1.79) mostly suffered assaults, while the Whites suffered unintentional injuries (OR=2.78 95%CI=2.74-2.84); p<0.001. Optic nerve/visual pathway injuries had the greatest association with very severe injury severity scores (OR=3.27, 95%CI=3.05-3.49) and severe Glasgow Coma Scores (OR=3.30, 95%CI=3.08-3.54); p<0.001. The mortality rate was 3.9%. Conclusions: Male preponderance and falls, motor vehicle accident-occupant, and struck by/against mechanisms agree with the previous reports. The identified demographic patterns underscore the need to develop group-specific preventive measures.

RESUMO Objetivo: O trauma ocular é uma causa importante e amplamente evitável de cegueira em todo o mundo. Nosso objetivo é estudar suas características nos EUA. Métodos: Revisão retrospectiva do National Trauma Data Bank (2008-2014). Todos os pacientes com trauma ocular foram identificados com códigos CID-9CM. Os dados coletados foram analisados estatísticamente e o teste t de student foi utilizado. As análises qui-quadrado e de regressão logística foram realizadas com o software SPSS. A significância foi estabelecida em p<0,05. Resultados: 316.485 (5,93%) de 5.336.575 pacientes internados com trauma, apresentaram lesões oculares. A média (DP) de idade foi de 41,8 (23) anos. A maioria era do sexo masculino (69,4%). A distribuição raça/etnia foi branca: 66,1%, negra; 15,1% e hispânica: 12,3%. As lesões comuns foram orbitárias: 39,5% e contusões dos olhos/anexos: 34%. A maioria (58,2%) teve lesão cerebral traumática. Os mecanismos frequentes foram: quedas: 25,5%, acidente com veículos motorizados: 21,8% e acidentes atingidos por algo/contra algo: 17,6%. Os pacientes <21 anos apresentaram chance aumentada de lesões com corte/perfuração (RC=3,29; IC95% = 3,07-3,51) do que outras faixas etárias, aqueles entre 21-64 anos responderam por acidente automobilístico-ciclista: (RC=4,95; IC95% = 4,71-5,19) e aqueles >65 anos foram vítimas de quedas (RC=16,75; IC 95% = 16,39-17,12); p<0,001. Os negros apresentaram maior probabilidade de lesões por arma de fogo (RC=3,24; IC95% = 3,10-3,39) do que outras raças/etnias e os hispânicos tiveram mais lesões de corte/perfuração (RC=2,01; IC95%= 1,85-2,18) enquanto os brancos tiveram mais quedas: (RC=2,3; IC95%= 2,3-2,4); p<0,001. Os negros (RC=3,41; IC95% = 3,34-3,48) e os hispânicos (RC=1,75; IC95% = 1,71-1,79) sofreram principalmente agressões e os brancos tiveram lesões não intencionais (RC=2,78; IC95% 2,74-2,84); p<0,001. Lesões do nervo óptico/via visual apresentaram maior associação com escore de gravidade de lesão muito grave (RC=3,27; IC95%= 3,05-3,49) e escores graves de Coma de Glasgow (RC=3,30; IC95%= 3,08-3,54); p<0,001. A taxa de mortalidade foi de 3,9%. Conclusões: Houve preponderância masculina a quedas, a acidentes com veículo motorizado atingidos por algo/contra algo conforme os relatos anteriores. Os padrões demográficos identificados realçam a necessidade de desenvolver medidas de prevenção específicas para os diferentes grupos.

Management of cyclodialysis cleft with transscleral cryotherapy.

A cyclodialysis cleft is a rare disease that is produced as a result of a separation of the longitudinal fibers of the ciliary body muscle from the scleral spur. A stepwise approach is the best course of action to treat cyclodialysis, starting with medical therapy and continuing with more invasive surgical options. We report a case of ocular hypotony due a traumatic cyclodialysis successfully resolved with transscleral cryotherapy.

Manejo de la hendidura de ciclodiálisis con crioterapia transescleral / Management of cyclodialysis cleft with transscleral cryotherapy

La hendidura de ciclodiálisis es una enfermedad rara que se produce como resultado de una separación de las fibras longitudinales del músculo del cuerpo ciliar del espolón escleral. La mejor forma de tratar la ciclodiálisis es por etapas, comenzando con una terapia médica y continuando con opciones quirúrgicas más invasivas. Presentamos un caso de hipotonía ocular debida a una ciclodiálisis traumática que se resolvió con éxito mediante crioterapia transescleral (AU)

A cyclodialysis cleft is a rare disease that is produced as a result of a separation of the longitudinal fibers of the ciliary body muscle from the scleral spur. A stepwise approach is the best course of action to treat cyclodialysis, starting with medical therapy and continuing with more invasive surgical options. We report a case of ocular hypotony due a traumatic cyclodialysis successfully resolved with transscleral cryotherapy (AU)

Management of cyclodialysis cleft with transscleral cryotherapy. / Manejo de la hendidura de ciclodiálisis con crioterapia transescleral.

A cyclodialysis cleft is a rare disease that is produced as a result of a separation of the longitudinal fibers of the ciliary body muscle from the scleral spur. A stepwise approach is the best course of action to treat cyclodialysis, starting with medical therapy and continuing with more invasive surgical options. We report a case of ocular hypotony due a traumatic cyclodialysis successfully resolved with transscleral cryotherapy.

[Ocular trauma in the Pediatric Emergency Departments, characteristics and risk factors of immediate sequelae]. / Traumatismo ocular en Urgencias de Pediatría, características y factores de riesgo de secuelas inmediatas.

OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of children with eye trauma presenting to the Emergency Department in Spain and analyze the risk factors associated with immediate sequelae. METHODS: A multicentric prospective case series study conducted during 24 months of patients presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Departments in five hospitals collaborating with the Spanish Pediatric Emergency Research Group. Data were collected from October 2016 through September 2018, including all patients up to the age of 16 years old presenting to the Emergency Department with an ocular trauma. All injuries were classified by Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology. RESULTS: A total of 242,134 visits to the Emergency Departments took place during the study period, being 1,007 ocular traumas (0.42%; IC 95% 0.40-0.45) and 858 were included in the study. Most commonly, injuries occurred while playing (54.7%), except in the 15 or more-age group, in which sports activities were more common (23.1%). The place of the trauma varied depending on the age group, being home (34.7%) and schools or sports areas (34.3%) the most recurrent. Blunt objects were the most frequent mechanism of trauma (48.6%). Most of the injuries were classified as closed globe (85.5%), mainly contusions (52.7%). Fifty-eight patients (6.8%) presented with immediate sequelae, being the impairment of visual acuity the most common (70.7%). The risk factors associated with immediate sequelae were the 10 or more-age group, the preexisting refractive errors, the open globe injuries and the injuries with blunt objects. CONCLUSIONS: Ocular trauma is a frequent chief complaint in the Pediatric Emergency Departments in Spain. Increasing awareness of the serious nature of ocular injuries and the study of the risk factors will help to develop a comprehensive plan for educating both parents and children to minimize preventable eye injuries sequelae.

False positive for ß2-transferrin in rhinorrhoea. Ocular trauma. / Un falso positivo para ß2-transferrina en rinorrea. Traumatismo ocular.

Ocular perforations require an action depending on the findings observed. Additionally, the closeness of the orbit to the nasal cavity and the anterior cranial fossa requires any collateral damage in these spaces to be ruled out. The presence of a penetrating ocular injury associated with ipsilateral rhinorrhoea in which the presence of ß2-transferrin -a highly specific and sensitive marker to identify cerebrospinal fluid- is detected, obliges to suspect and locate any possible leakage. A case is presented in which this unbound protein is detected in post-traumatic rhinorrhoea with an origin in the eyeball, making the diagnosis of a CSF leak into a false positive.

Opthalmological sequelae due to paintball injuries: Case studies. / Secuelas oftalmológicas por traumatismo con paintball: estudio de casos.

OBJECTIVE: Describe the ophthalmological sequelae of patients diagnosed with blunt eye injury by paintball. MATERIAL AND METHODS: There were a total 14 cases with a diagnosis of blunt trauma by paintball were treated at the ophthalmology emergency department of the Barraquer Clinic in Bogotá, Colombia. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmological examination with their respective controls according to their outcome. RESULTS: The frequency of eye trauma by paintball was 3.01%. Fourteen eyes were evaluated, age range from 9 to 49 years. Cases were unilateral, 1 woman and 13 men, initial visual acuity less than 20/30 in 12 eyes. Only 5 eyes progressed satisfactorily, and 3 were surgically intervened. The cases that did not show any improvement in visual acuity were related to posterior pole problems, with the most frequent being macular alterations, choroidal rupture, choroidal detachment, retinal tear, and retinal folds. In 3eyes, clinical improvement of visual acuity was evidenced secondary to haemorrhagic processes that resolved with medical treatment. One of them underwent surgical treatment of the lens with an intraocular lens implant. In 2eyes, the visual recovery was very satisfactory and 100% in another. CONCLUSION: Paintball has increased as a sport and recreational activity, where paint projectiles are fired with compressed air weapons. It carries risks of suffering various trauma that can lead to catastrophic episodes, in terms of visual health, and repercussions on the quality of life of those affected.

Traumatic cyclodialysis treated with transscleral ciclodiode laser: Anterior and posterior segment evolution. / Ciclodiálisis traumática tratada con láser ciclodiodo transescleral: evolución de la exploración del segmento anterior y posterior.

CASE REPORT: A 35-year-old man suffered a severe hipotension maculopathy after being kicked in his left eye. He presented a broad area of iridodialisis. Gonioscopy, ultrasound biomicroscopy and optic coherence tomography were not able to locate the suspected cyclodialysis. Medical treatment was ineffective. Five months later the patient received transcleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation with clinical resolution. DISCUSSION: Transscleral diode laser constitutes an effective treatment, with low iatrogenia, that can solve cases of ocular hypotension, even when the location of the cyclodialysis has not been determined.

Cuerpo extraño intraorbitario de gran tamaño en un niño / Intraorbitary foreign body of considerable size in a child

Se describe el caso clínico de un niño de 11 años de edad, procedente de un distrito de Timor Oriental, que recibió un trauma en el ojo derecho al caer de un árbol y enclavársele un fragmento de una rama en la órbita de ese ojo, por lo cual fue trasladado de urgencia al Hospital Nacional "Guido Valadares" de Dili, donde fue ingresado y se decidió operar inmediatamente para extraer el cuerpo extraño intraorbitario -- cuya longitud era de 10,5 cm --. El paciente evolucionó con buen estado general y una agudeza visual de 6/18 en el ojo dañado, de modo que al quinto día se le dio el alta hospitalaria.

The case report of a 11 years child is described, coming from a Timor Oriental district who suffered from a trauma in the right eye when falling from a tree and a fragment of branch was introduced in the orbit of that eye, reason why he was transferred as an emergency to "Guido Valadares" of Dili National Hospital, where he was admitted and it was decided to operate immediately to extract the strange intraorbitary body--which measured 10,5 cm--. The patient had a good general clinical course and a visual acuity of 6/18 in the damaged eye, so by the fifth day he was discharged from the hospital.

Cuerpo extraño intraorbitario de gran tamaño en un niño / Intraorbitary foreign body of considerable size in a child

Se describe el caso clínico de un niño de 11 años de edad, procedente de un distrito de Timor Oriental, que recibió un trauma en el ojo derecho al caer de un árbol y enclavársele un fragmento de una rama en la órbita de ese ojo, por lo cual fue trasladado de urgencia al Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares de Dili, donde fue ingresado y se decidió operar inmediatamente para extraer el cuerpo extraño intraorbitario -- cuya longitud era de 10,5 cm --. El paciente evolucionó con buen estado general y una agudeza visual de 6/18 en el ojo dañado, de modo que al quinto día se le dio el alta hospitalaria.

The case report of a 11 years child is described, coming from a Timor Oriental district who suffered from a trauma in the right eye when falling from a tree and a fragment of branch was introduced in the orbit of that eye, reason why he was transferred as an emergency to Guido Valadares of Dili National Hospital, where he was admitted and it was decided to operate immediately to extract the strange intraorbitary body--which measured 10,5 cm--. The patient had a good general clinical course and a visual acuity of 6/18 in the damaged eye, so by the fifth day he was discharged from the hospital(AU)

Treatment resistant fungal keratitis caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

CASE REPORT: A 56 year old woman suffered corneal injury from a branch of an orange tree. Forty days later she suffered a severe ocular infection, positive to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (C. gloeosporioides). The patient did not respond to traditional treatment or crosslinking, and had to be treated with keratoplasty, suffering intraoperative and postoperative complications. DISCUSSION: Ocular infections due to C. gloeosporioides can occasionally be refractory to traditional and new treatments, such as crosslinking.

Evisceración ocular: diez años de estudio / Eye evisceration: ten years of research

Objetivos: determinar la frecuencia de evisceración según edad, sexo, ojo afectado, criterio quirúrgico y causa más frecuente. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y retrospectivo a través de la revisión de las historias clínicas de 89 pacientes a quienes se les realizó la evisceración en el período de enero 2002 a diciembre 2011 en el Hospital Militar Central Dr. Luis Díaz Soto. Se aplicaron métodos de estadística descriptiva para el procesamiento de los datos. Resultados: predominó el grupo de edad de 31-40 años con frecuencia absoluta (20), que constituyó el 22,4 por ciento de la muestra; el sexo masculino representó el 67,4 por ciento; predominó el ojo izquierdo en los casos eviscerados con 53 por ciento y la forma electiva de tratamiento con 78,7 por ciento. La causa más frecuente fue la ptisis bulbi con 32,7 por ciento. Conclusiones: son eviscerados con mayor frecuencia los ojos izquierdos de adultos jóvenes del sexo masculino, con criterio electivo de tratamiento quirúrgico. La ptisis bulbi es la causa más frecuente de evisceración(AU)

Objectives: to determine the evisceration frequency according to age, sex, affected eye, surgical approach and more frequent cause. Methods: descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study was done through the revision from the clinical histories of 89 patients to all of them were applied the evisceration in the period of January 2002 to December 2011 in the Central Military Hospital Dr. Luis Díaz Soto. Methods of descriptive statistic were applied for the prosecution of the data. Results: there was bigger incidence in the 31-40 year-old group representing 22,4 percent of the sample, the male sex represented 67,4 percent, the left eye prevailed with 53 percent in the cases evisceration and the elective way of treatment with 78,7 percent. The most frequent cause was the ptisis bulbi occupying 32,7 percent. Conclusions: evisceration was done frequently in left eyes of young men, with elective approach of surgical treatment. The ptisis bulbi was the most frequent cause in evisceration(AU)

Evisceración ocular: diez años de estudio / Eye evisceration: ten years of research

Objetivos: determinar la frecuencia de evisceración según edad, sexo, ojo afectado, criterio quirúrgico y causa más frecuente. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y retrospectivo a través de la revisión de las historias clínicas de 89 pacientes a quienes se les realizó la evisceración en el período de enero 2002 a diciembre 2011 en el Hospital Militar Central Dr. Luis Díaz Soto. Se aplicaron métodos de estadística descriptiva para el procesamiento de los datos. Resultados: predominó el grupo de edad de 31-40 años con frecuencia absoluta (20), que constituyó el 22,4 por ciento de la muestra; el sexo masculino representó el 67,4 por ciento; predominó el ojo izquierdo en los casos eviscerados con 53 por ciento y la forma electiva de tratamiento con 78,7 por ciento. La causa más frecuente fue la ptisis bulbi con 32,7 por ciento. Conclusiones: son eviscerados con mayor frecuencia los ojos izquierdos de adultos jóvenes del sexo masculino, con criterio electivo de tratamiento quirúrgico. La ptisis bulbi es la causa más frecuente de evisceración(AU)

Objectives: to determine the evisceration frequency according to age, sex, affected eye, surgical approach and more frequent cause. Methods: descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study was done through the revision from the clinical histories of 89 patients to all of them were applied the evisceration in the period of January 2002 to December 2011 in the Central Military Hospital Dr. Luis Díaz Soto. Methods of descriptive statistic were applied for the prosecution of the data. Results: there was bigger incidence in the 31-40 year-old group representing 22,4 percent of the sample, the male sex represented 67,4 percent, the left eye prevailed with 53 percent in the cases evisceration and the elective way of treatment with 78,7 percent. The most frequent cause was the ptisis bulbi occupying 32,7 percent.Conclusions: evisceration was done frequently in left eyes of young men, with elective approach of surgical treatment. The ptisis bulbi was the most frequent cause in evisceration(AU)

[Ocular Trauma Score comparison with open globe receiving early or late care attention]. / Comparación del Ocular Trauma Score en traumatismo con globo abierto, atendido temprana o tardíamente.

BACKGROUND: The Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) is a scale that estimates the prognosis of injured eyes after treatment, whose results are consistent with those of longitudinal studies. The time between injury presentation and initial care has been described as a prognostic factor for visual outcome, but the OTS features of eyes receiving early or late care after trauma have not been compared. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Non-experimental, comparative, retrospective, cross sectional study. Patients from either gender, aged 5-80 years, with open globe trauma, without previous diseases that reduced visual acuity or previous intraocular surgery were included. The distribution of the OTS variables was identified. The sample was divided in two: group 1 (time between trauma occurrence and initial care ≤ 24 hours) and 2 (time > 24 hours). The frequency of OTS categories of unfavorable prognosis (1-3) was compared between groups (χ(2)). RESULTS: 138 eyes of 138 patients, mean age 28.8 years, 65.2% male. The evolution time ranged 2-480 hours (mean 39.9); 103 eyes were assigned to group 1 (74.6%), and 35 to group 2 (25.4%). The proportion of categories 1-3 in group 1 (82.5%, n = 85) did not differ from that in group 2 (80%, n = 28; p = 1.0). CONCLUSION: The proportion of OTS categories with unfavorable prognosis did not show significant differences between the eyes who received care before or after 24 hours that could contribute to a different outcome, besides the delay in starting treatment.

Traumatismo accidental con estallido del globo ocular / Accidental trauma with eyeball popping-up

Paciente masculino de 27 años de edad, trabajador agrícola, que fue ingresado en el Hospital Militar Central "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" por haber sufrido una herida penetrante por arma de fuego, producida por la impulsión retrógrada del percutor al disparar una escopeta artesanal de cacería, que provocó estallido del globo ocular izquierdo, fractura de la pared externa de la órbita y heridas palpebrales. Se retiró el cuerpo extraño, se completó la evisceración del ojo izquierdo, se recolocó el fragmento fracturado de la órbita en posición anatómica, se regularizaron los tejidos blandos intra y periorbitarios, preparando la cavidad orbitaria para la colocación posterior de la prótesis; y se realizó la hemostasia, la exploración de la cavidad neoformada por el cuerpo extraño en los tejidos blandos de la región fronto-temporal y la plastia palpebral. Se logró con éxito la reconstrucción palpebral y con posterioridad, la rehabilitación con fines estéticos mediante prótesis ocular.

A 27 year-old male farmer patient was admitted to "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" Central Military Hospital suffering a penetrating gunshot wound, caused by the retrograde hammer when shooting a handmade hunting shotgun. This injured caused his left eyeball burst, fracture of the outer wall of the orbit and eyelid injuries. Foreign matter was removed. His left eye evisceration was completed. The fractured orbit fragment was repositioned in anatomical position. Intra and periorbital soft tissues were regularized, preparing the orbital cavity for the subsequent placement of prosthesis; and hemostasis was performed, as well as exploration the newly formed cavity by foreign matter in the soft tissues of the frontal-temporal region and eyelid plasty. Eyelid reconstruction and further rehabilitation for aesthetic purposes by ocular prosthesis was successfully achieved.

Traumatismo accidental con estallido del globo ocular / Accidental trauma with eyeball popping-up

Paciente masculino de 27 años de edad, trabajador agrícola, que fue ingresado en el Hospital Militar Central Dr Carlos J Finlay" por haber sufrido una herida penetrante por arma de fuego, producida por la impulsión retrógrada del percutor al disparar una escopeta artesanal de cacería, que provocó estallido del globo ocular izquierdo, fractura de la pared externa de la órbita y heridas palpebrales. Se retiró el cuerpo extraño, se completó la evisceración del ojo izquierdo, se recolocó el fragmento fracturado de la órbita en posición anatómica, se regularizaron los tejidos blandos intra y periorbitarios, preparando la cavidad orbitaria para la colocación posterior de la prótesis; y se realizó la hemostasia, la exploración de la cavidad neoformada por el cuerpo extraño en los tejidos blandos de la región fronto-temporal y la plastia palpebral. Se logró con éxito la reconstrucción palpebral y con posterioridad, la rehabilitación con fines estéticos mediante prótesis ocular(AU)

A 27 year-old male farmer patient was admitted to "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" Central Military Hospital suffering a penetrating gunshot wound, caused by the retrograde hammer when shooting a handmade hunting shotgun. This injured caused his left eyeball burst, fracture of the outer wall of the orbit and eyelid injuries. Foreign matter was removed. His left eye evisceration was completed. The fractured orbit fragment was repositioned in anatomical position. Intra and periorbital soft tissues were regularized, preparing the orbital cavity for the subsequent placement of prosthesis; and hemostasis was performed, as well as exploration the newly formed cavity by foreign matter in the soft tissues of the frontal-temporal region and eyelid plasty. Eyelid reconstruction and further rehabilitation for aesthetic purposes by ocular prosthesis was successfully achieved(AU)

[Fungal keratitis caused by Colletotrichum spp. A presentation of case]. / Queratitis fúngica por Colletotrichum spp. A propósito de un caso.

CASE REPORT: A 23 years old male with an unremarkable past medical history suffered an injury with a branch of a lemon tree in the right eye two days prior to presentation. The slit-lamp examination showed a central corneal erosion with a white tree-shaped stromal infiltrate and Tyndall +/++ in anterior chamber. Cultivation of corneal scraping was positive for Colletotrichum spp. The patient responded favourably to topical amphotericin. DISCUSSION: Colletotrichum spp. is an uncommon cause of keratitis, usually secondary to corneal erosion caused by plant material and should be included in the differential diagnosis of fungal keratitis.

Trauma ocular con cuerpo extraño en cristalino / Ocular trauma with a foreign body in the crystalline lens

Se presenta un caso clínico asistido de urgencia en el Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández, de la ciudad de Matanzas, en el año 2012, con un cuerpo extraño intraocular a nivel del cristalino en una paciente del sexo femenino, de 43 años de edad, ama de casa, con antecedente de trauma ocular en su hogar. En el examen físico presentaba déficit visual de 0,3 con herida corneal, que afectaba, además, limbo corneo escleral y cristalino con cuerpo extraño incluido. En examen ecográfico se observó imagen ecogénica compatible con cuerpo extraño a nivel del cristalino. Se suturó córnea y se extrajo cuerpo extraño con evolución satisfactoria; no presentando secuelas(AU)

We present a clinical case attended at the emergency unit of the University Clinic-Surgical Hospital Comandante Faustino Perez, of Matanzas, in 2012, with a foreign intraocular body at the level of the crystalline lens in a female patient aged 43 years old, housewife, with antecedents of an ocular trauma at home. At the physical examination she had a visual deficit of 0,3, and a corneal injury affecting also the cornea-scleral limbus and the crystalline with an included foreign body. At the echographic examination we found an echogenic image compatible with a foreign body at the level of the crystalline. The cornea was sutured and the foreign body was extracted with a satisfactory evolution; there were not sequels(AU)

Trauma ocular con cuerpo extraño en cristalino / Ocular trauma with a foreign body in the crystalline lens

Se presenta un caso clínico asistido de urgencia en el Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández, de la ciudad de Matanzas, en el año 2012, con un cuerpo extraño intraocular a nivel del cristalino en una paciente del sexo femenino, de 43 años de edad, ama de casa, con antecedente de trauma ocular en su hogar. En el examen físico presentaba déficit visual de 0,3 con herida corneal, que afectaba, además, limbo corneo escleral y cristalino con cuerpo extraño incluido. En examen ecográfico se observó imagen ecogénica compatible con cuerpo extraño a nivel del cristalino. Se suturó córnea y se extrajo cuerpo extraño con evolución satisfactoria; no presentando secuelas.

We present a clinical case attended at the emergency unit of the University Clinic-Surgical Hospital Comandante Faustino Perez, of Matanzas, in 2012, with a foreign intraocular body at the level of the crystalline lens in a female patient aged 43 years old, housewife, with antecedents of an ocular trauma at home. At the physical examination she had a visual deficit of 0,3, and a corneal injury affecting also the cornea-scleral limbus and the crystalline with an included foreign body. At the echographic examination we found an echogenic image compatible with a foreign body at the level of the crystalline. The cornea was sutured and the foreign body was extracted with a satisfactory evolution; there were not sequels.

Rehabilitación en pacientes con trauma ocular / Rehabilitation of ocular trauma patients

La rehabilitación en oftalmología tiene como función fundamental lograr el máximo aprovechamiento posible del resto visual. El traumatismo ocular es considerado una de las entidades nosológicas frecuentes que conllevan a una rehabilitación visual. Las causas que provocan este tipo de trauma son variadas y dentro de estas, las agresiones con intención de provocar daños con secuelas son muy frecuentes. Es objetivo de esta revisión puntualizar la importancia de la rehabilitación en pacientes con traumatismo ocular e incentivar el buen accionar de todos los oftalmólogos en cuanto a su atención.

The main goal of rehabilitation in ophthalmology is to use as much as possible the residual vision. Ocular trauma is considered one of the common diseases that imply visual rehabilitation. The causes of eye injuries are varied; among them assaults with intent to cause damage are the most common. The objective of this article was to point out the importance of rehabilitation in patients with ocular trauma and to encourage all the ophthalmologists to act accordingly.