Open globe injury in a 3-year-old child presenting 3 days later!!!

Abstract

Open globe injuries are a very common cause of unilateral visual loss, with children accounting for up to 20% of all these injuries. The principles of management of ocular injuries are the same for children and adults. However, the management in the case of a child is made much more difficult due to variable cooperation with assessment and continuing therapy as well as the subsequent possibility of amblyopia further complicating the treatment. Here we report the successful management of a 3-year-old child who was brought to this center with a full thickness penetrating injury to her cornea, with a pencil, and the presence of hypopyon, 3 days after the occurrence of the injury.

Keywords

• Hypopyon
• Open globe injury
• penetrating injury cornea