Complete Visual Rehabilitation in a Patient with No Light Perception after Surgical Management of a Penetrating Open-Globe Injury: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Tania A. Baban, Fady K. Sammouh, Haytham M. El Ballouz, Elias L. Warrak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2015-06-01
• Series: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Ocular trauma; Open-globe injury; No light perception; Foreign body; Penetrating injury; Visual outcome; Middle East; Lebanon
• Online Access: http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/434636

Open-globe injuries with no light perception (NLP) carry a poor prognosis, and many ophthalmologists select a primary enucleation or evisceration as a result. We present a case of complete visual rehabilitation in a patient who presented with NLP after a zone III penetrating open-globe injury. We recommend patient counseling regarding decision making and management of ocular trauma with NLP, since timely intervention and close follow-ups may restore useful or complete vision even in severely traumatized eyes.