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Case Reports
. 2000 Feb;34(1):65-6.
doi: 10.1136/bjsm.34.1.65.

Giant retinal tears resulting from eye gouging in rugby football

I G Duguid  1 , P K Leaver
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Giant retinal tears resulting from eye gouging in rugby football

I G Duguid et al. Br J Sports Med. 2000 Feb.

Abstract

A 29 year old myopic man sustained two separate giant retinal tears in his right eye following deliberate eye gouging during a rugby tackle. These were successfully repaired by vitrectomy and intraocular silicone oil injection. Although the postoperative course was complicated by pupil block glaucoma, he regained corrected visual acuity of 6/5 after oil removal. This injury highlights the potentially sight threatening nature of this type of rugby injury and the importance of early referral for specialist treatment.

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