A Case of Airbag Related Ocular Trauma.

Chung, In Young; Shim, Hyung Suk; Park, Jong Moon; Song, Jun Kyeong

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(9):2640-2644.
Published online September 1, 1999.

A Case of Airbag Related Ocular Trauma.

In Young Chung, Hyung Suk Shim, Jong Moon Park, Jun Kyeong Song

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Korea.

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정인영(In Young Chung),심형숙(Hyung Suk Shim),박종문(Jong Moon Park),송준경(Jun Kyeong Song)

Abstract

With the increasing number of air bag-equipped vehicles, there has been a corresponding increase in the incidence of air bag-associated ocular trauma. We encountered a 38 years old man who sustained corneal damage, hyphema, angle recession, medial wall fracture, and visual damage by choroidal rupture of macula due to an inflated air bag in motor vehicle accident and brief review of related literature is presented.

Key Words: Air bag-associated ocular trauma;Choroidal rupture;Motor vehicle accident