Journal article
Ocular Injury Secondary to Periorbital Use of Stainless-Steel Wire and Suture
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe previously unreported ocular injuries from stainless-steel wire or suture used for facial skeletal or soft-tissue repair.
PARTICIPANTS: Three patients who underwent orbital reconstruction (n = 2) or ptosis repair with excision of the orbiculus oculi (n = 1) were referred with signs and symptoms of ocular injury.
Authors
Yeatts RP; Harvey J; Bartley GB; Nerney JJ
Journal
JAMA Ophthalmology, Vol. 112, No. 2, pp. 213–216
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
February 1, 1994
DOI
10.1001/archopht.1994.01090140089029
ISSN
2168-6165