The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1984 · 13 citations · 0 references
MedicineOphthalmologySurgeryOcular AnatomyOcular TraumaOphthalmic SurgeryEyelid TraumaOpen-globe InjuryRetinal TraumaVeterinary Ocular TraumaBlunt Eye TraumaLimbal InjuryOcular Trauma ManagementTraumatic Ocular Injury
A case of fish hook injury to the eye is described. The removal can be accomplished by rotating the hook and pushing the barb through another part of the eye as near the limbus as possible, which has the least damaging effect, the barb is snipped, and the hook can be removed with good recovery of vision.