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  • Title: Management of suspected ocular laceration or rupture.
    Author: Kylstra JA.
    Journal: Can J Ophthalmol; 1991 Jun; 26(4):224-8. PubMed ID: 1889026.
    Abstract:
    The records of 95 consecutive patients with suspected ocular laceration or rupture managed by a single surgeon were reviewed. A total of 86 patients were found to have a laceration or rupture, of whom 79 were followed up, for an average of 6.4 months. In 32 eyes (40%) the final visual acuity was 20/40 or better, and in another 32 the final acuity was less than 5/200. Eyes with lacerations had a better visual outcome than those with rupture due to blunt trauma. Of the 26 eyes operated on for suspected blunt rupture 6 (23%) were found not to have a rupture. Ruptured eyes were more likely than nonruptured eyes to have abnormal anterior chamber depth, vision less than hand motion and hyphema.
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