Abstract
We describe a case of a 28-month-old boy who presented to our emergency department with a right orbital penetration by an iron nail. At presentation, no pain or functional loss were noted. Plain head radiographs and computed tomography were performed and demonstrated a two centimeters long nail penetrating the right orbit. The foreign body was extracted carefully in the operating room. No complications were observed upon follow-up. Rarely, orbital penetration by an iron-nail can present without functional disturbances or pain and is not necessarily accompanied by sequelae.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_120_2016
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), 92-93
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Weill, Y., Drabkin, E., Hanhart, J., & Brosh, K. (2018). An unusual case of globe-sparing penetrating orbital injury by a nail. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), 92-93. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_120_2016
MLA 9
Weill, Yishay, et al. "An unusual case of globe-sparing penetrating orbital injury by a nail." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 11, no. 1, 2018, pp. 92-93. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_120_2016.
Chicago (author–date)
Weill, Yishay, Elena Drabkin, Joel Hanhart, and Koby Brosh. 2018. "An unusual case of globe-sparing penetrating orbital injury by a nail." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 11 (1): 92-93. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_120_2016.
Harvard
Weill, Y., Drabkin, E., Hanhart, J. and Brosh, K. (2018) 'An unusual case of globe-sparing penetrating orbital injury by a nail', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 11(1), pp. 92-93. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_120_2016.
Vancouver
Weill Y, Drabkin E, Hanhart J, Brosh K. An unusual case of globe-sparing penetrating orbital injury by a nail. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018;11(1):92-93. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_120_2016
IEEE
Y. Weill, E. Drabkin, J. Hanhart, and K. Brosh, "An unusual case of globe-sparing penetrating orbital injury by a nail," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 92-93, 2018, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_120_2016.