Case Report on a Child with a Penetrating Orbital Injury from Wood
Abstract
Background: Penetrating orbital injury is relatively common during civil life. These injuries can be globe sparing or globe involving, they can also be sight or life threatening.1 Intraorbital foreign bodies may occur after direct trauma. Injuries in wood workers may be responsible for one out of every six orbital injuries.2 Wood/stick injuries have been reported to be the common cause of penetrating orbital injury.3, 4 Prompt treatment of these injuries is important to prevent loss of vision and other complications that may lead to loss of life.2 These injuries are commoner in young men.5This is a case report of a 9-year-old boy who had orbital injury caused by a piece of wood.
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