Tear in the trabecular meshwork caused by an airsoft gun - 03/09/11
, Nobuo Ishida, MD a, Tatsuo Yamaguchi, MD bAbstract |
PURPOSE: To report a case of a tear in the trabecular meshwork caused by an airsoft gun, a toy that propels a plastic bullet.
METHODS: Case report.
RESULTS: A 7-year-old Japanese boy sustained an ocular injury to the right eye from an airsoft gun. Ophthalmic examination 1 hour after the injury showed a best-corrected visual acuity in the injured eye of hand motion, corneal abrasion and edema, hyphema, and commotio retinae. Gonioscopy 6 days after the injury revealed a tear in the trabecular meshwork as well as an angle recession. Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) strongly suggested that the tear extended into Schlemm’s canal. Corneal abrasion and edema, hyphema, and commotio retinae resolved over 10 days, and best-corrected visual acuity improved to 20/15. Two months after the injury, the trabecular meshwork had not healed.
CONCLUSION: Airsoft guns can cause a full-thickness tear in the trabecular meshwork, which may contribute to development of late-onset glaucoma. UBM is useful to evaluate the tomographic features of the disrupted trabecular meshwork. The potential force of airsoft guns to cause substantial ocular injuries should be recognized. Wearing ocular protection should be mandatory while playing with airsoft guns.
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Vol 131 - N° 5
P. 656-657 - mai 2001 Retour au numéro
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