This video features a ruptured globe with the trauma consisting of a sharp metal object which caused a laceration to … More
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2814: slit-lamp ruptured globe repair
Is it reasonable to repair a ruptured globe at the slit-lamp microscope in this case? The patient has a blind … More
2747: metallic foreign body induced cataract
Traumatic cataracts resulting from a penetrating injury, such as this case of a metal wire perforating the cornea and lens … More
2688: intra-lenticular foreign body
This patient sustained an open globe injury where a metallic foreign body pierced the cornea and the lens capsule and … More
2671: cataract after penetrating ocular injury
In a patient presenting for cataract surgery one year after a penetrating injury with a metal wire through the limbus, … More
2473: Quiz: Why the sudden cataract?
Another CataractQuiz™ for you: This younger patient (age 30-40) developed a cataract suddenly over the course of a few days. … More
2387: surgical repair after knife to the eye
This is a case of severe trauma where a patient was stabbed in the globe/orbit with a serrated kitchen knife. … More
2360: cataract surgery after ruptured globe
This patient sustained a ruptured globe injury years prior and now presents with a cornea scar, irregular pupil, and a … More
2335: ruptured globe needle penetration
This patient sustained an ocular injury where a needle / wire penetrated the central cornea and the crystalline lens. This … More
2111: white cataract after ruptured globe
This patient sustained a penetrating corneal injury which was repaired surgically with two sutures. Fortunately, this corneal laceration is paracentral … More
1704: metallic intra-ocular foreign body
This patient sustained ocular trauma where a small, metallic foreign body penetrated the cornea and ended up inside the crystalline … More
1528: open globe, failed graft, & cataract
This video is a series of three separate surgeries on the same patient, by the same surgeon, Dr Jimmy Hu … More
1438: intra-lenticular foreign body
Our guest surgeon is Asst. Prof. Christina Mamalis MD from the University of Texas in Houston, and she presents a … More
1413: ruptured globe cases x 2
This resident surgeon had a busy night on call with two ruptured globe cases presenting to the emergency department. The … More
1228: Quiz: what are these white opacities?
This is a quiz, so look closely at the above picture. This patient sustained a corneal laceration during a gardening … More
Ruptured Globe: Key Teaching Points
Every ophthalmologist must know how to manage a ruptured globe. In this case it is a corneal laceration with a … More