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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct;22(5):399-400.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.03.002. Epub 2018 Mar 22.

Pediatric ocular injury secondary to a Burmese python bite

Alice W Behrens  1 , Maria H Jones  2 , R Scott Lowery  2
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Pediatric ocular injury secondary to a Burmese python bite

Alice W Behrens et al. J AAPOS. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

We report the case of a 6-year-old girl with a penetrating ocular injury caused by a Burmese python. She received intravenous cefazolin before presenting and was treated thereafter with daily topical antibiotics and atropine. Six weeks after injury, she underwent cataract extraction and sulcus implantation of an intraocular lens and iris synechiolysis, with postoperative patching. Final visual outcome was excellent despite no globe repair was performed.

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