Blouse-hook injury in breastfeeding children: Canalicular laceration to corneal tear

Abstract

An ocular injury in a kid is very common, especially in <5 years of age, which ranges from eye adnexa to globe injury. In breastfeeding kids, there are chances of eyelid avulsion with involvement of the canaliculus. In our case series, we report two cases of eyelid laceration and one case of corneal tear due to the use of a safety pin as a blouse hook. Our first case of a 2.5-year-old kid presented with multiple laceration of the eyelid and was managed by primary repair due to the unavailability of mini-monoka stent. The second child was managed well by the mini-monoka stent and had given excellent anatomical as well as functional outcome on 6 months of follow-up. Our third case was corneal tear which was managed well with good visual outcome without cataract formation on 6 months of follow-up.

Keywords

• blouse-hook injury
• canalicular tear
• mini-monoka stent