VT50 : A case of penetrating eye injury with eye lashes in the anterior chamber.”.

Dr.Amit Kumar Chawla

This video presents a case of a 22yr old patient with a penetrating injury to the left eye at workplace. On examination patient had vision 6/6 OD hand movements OU and a paracentral corneal perforation of 3-4 mm with a thin hair like foreign bodies in anterior chamber with anterior capsule rupture, post traumatic cataract and lens matter in anterior chamber. No radio opaque foreign body was detected on X ray examination .Patient was taken up for foreign body removal with corneal wound repair with lens aspiration. On surgical exploration we made an entry in anterior chamber and the foreign body was extracted through the wound and was found to be eyelashes. Corneal wound was repaired with 10-0 nylon and lens matter aspiration was done and patient was left aphakic. On follow up patient had healthy corneal wound and no sign of posterior segment injury and BCVA was 6/12.