Resolution of self-injurious behavior in a nonverbal and developmentally delayed patient after surgical treatment of a blind painful eye

Changes in behavioral patterns can be the only indication of the presence of pain in nonverbal patients. Phthisis bulbi results in shrinking, disorganization, and sometimes severe inflammation of the ocular globe and can occur after eye injury or multiple eye surgeries. Chronic tearing, frequent eye...

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Main Authors: Audrey C. Ko, Kelly H. Yom, Don O. Kikkawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993618303141