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ArticleBMJ case reports2012

Choroidal rupture and optic nerve injury with equipment designated as 'child-safe'.

Robert Petrarca, Manuel Saldana

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Traumatic Optic Neuropathy.Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert PetrarcaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Conquest Hospital, Hastings, UK. robert.petrarca@kcl.ac.uk
Manuel Saldana
Conquest Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blunt ocular trauma from a child's plastic foam-covered toy baseball bat caused traumatic optic neuropathy and choroidal rupture in a 9-year-old child. The examination revealed a visual acuity of 6/60, a relative afferent pupillary defect, optic nerve swelling, commotio retinae and retinal haemorrhages. There was no orbital fracture or intraorbital haematoma on CT scanning. Optical coherence tomography showed macular oedema and disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium and Bruch's membrane. The child was admitted for intravenous methylprednisolone and discharged on topical steroid treatment. At 1 month follow-up, visual acuity had improved to 6/12. Optic nerve swelling had resolved and the fundus had two crescent-shaped choroidal rupture scars. Choroidal rupture and optic neuropathy can be secondary to indirect trauma, and even when the mechanism of injury is with a piece of equipment designated as suitable for children, serious ocular injury can occur.

Indexed as

Consumer Product SafetyAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAthletic InjuriesBaseballBruch MembraneChildChoroidCyclopentolateDiagnosis, DifferentialDrug Therapy, CombinationEye InjuriesFluorescein AngiographyFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfusions, IntravenousMaleAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCyclopentolateMethylprednisoloneOphthalmic Solutions

Identifiers

PMID22927278
PMCPMC4544893
OpenAlexW2005418618

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