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Arıcı, C., Arslan, O. �. �., Görgülü, B., Yıldırım, R., & Onur, U. (2017). Eye Injuries from Pencil Lead: Three Cases. Turkish journal of ophthalmology, 47(1), 52-55. https://doi.org/10.4274/tjo.32448
Arıcı, Ceyhun, et al. "Eye Injuries from Pencil Lead: Three Cases." Turkish journal of ophthalmology vol. 47,1 (2017): 52-55. doi: https://doi.org/10.4274/tjo.32448
Arıcı C, Arslan OŞ, Görgülü B, Yıldırım R, Onur U. Eye Injuries from Pencil Lead: Three Cases. Turk J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jan;47(1):52-55. doi: 10.4274/tjo.32448. Epub 2017 Jan 17. PMID: 28182174; PMCID: PMC5282543.
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Turk J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jan;47(1):52-55. doi: 10.4274/tjo.32448. Epub 2017 Jan 17.

Eye Injuries from Pencil Lead: Three Cases.

Turkish journal of ophthalmology

Ceyhun Arıcı, Osman Şevki Arslan, Burcu Görgülü, Rengin Yıldırım, Umut Onur

Affiliations

  1. ?stanbul University Cerrahpa?a Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, ?stanbul, Turkey.
  2. Bak?rköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, ?stanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 28182174 PMCID: PMC5282543 DOI: 10.4274/tjo.32448

Abstract

Corneal stromal and/or penetrating ocular injuries from pencils and pencil lead are more common in childhood and may lead to intraocular infection or severe intraocular sterile inflammatory reaction. Herein we report 3 children with ocular trauma due to pencil lead injuries. The first case had corneal stromal injury caused by a pencil. In the second case, a pencil perforated the cornea and contacted the iris. In the third case, pencil lead perforated both the cornea and iris and reached the vitreous through the lens zonules. Intracameral triamcinolone (2 mg/0.05 mL) was injected after the pencil lead was removed from the eyeball. Topical anti-inflammatory and cycloplegic drops were prescribed. In conclusion, corneal and especially penetrating ocular injuries from pencil lead may have a good prognosis with the use of appropriate anti-inflammatory and prophylactic antibiotic treatment and follow-up.

Keywords: Intraocular inflammation; intraocular foreign body; pencil lead

Conflict of interest statement

No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. Financial Disclosure: The authors declared that this study received no financial support.

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