Penetrating injury of the cornea by a barbed fish hook and its surgical management by “Cut-it out technique”

• Main Authors: Sushank A Bhalerao, Phanindhara Reddy, Pratik Y Gogri, Nandini R Banad, Sowjanya Vuyyuru, Rajavardhan Mallipudi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: fishing; penetrating injury; barbed fish hook; cut-it out technique
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2021;volume=69;issue=1;spage=153;epage=155;aulast=Bhalerao
• ISSN: 0301-4738; 1998-3689

Fishing is a worldwide pastime enjoyed by millions of people. Ocular fishing injuries though uncommon may cause potentially devastating ocular trauma. We report a rare case of penetrating injury of the cornea by a barbed fish hook and its successful surgical management by “cut-it out technique”. We are discussing the various techniques available for removal of fish hooks. The hook can be successfully removed with minimal trauma to ocular structures by understanding the structure of the fish hook and by employing the appropriate method of extraction.