Penetrating globe injury during rhinoplasty surgery; A case report

Ghafarian Sadegh; Sheikhghomi Sima; Bakhshaee Mehdi

doi:10.1016/j.jpra.2023.10.011

Penetrating globe injury during rhinoplasty surgery; A case report

JPRAS Open. 2023 Oct 28:38:269-273. doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2023.10.011. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Ghafarian Sadegh¹, Sheikhghomi Sima², Bakhshaee Mehdi³

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor of ophthalmology department. Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology department. Madani hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
³ Full Professor of Otorhinolaryngology Department. Sinus and surgical Endoscopic Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Siciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Complications of the rhinoplasty surgery may involve the orbital contents due to the anatomical proximity to the surgical site. In this article, we report an inadvertent complication of the rhinoplasty in a 32-year-old woman who presented to our clinic with reduced vision of her left eye following the surgery. With diagnosis of a penetrating globe injury, the patient underwent an anterior segment surgery with general anesthesia which included both corneal laceration repair and lensectomy. We suggest that surgeons consider using protective eye shields for their patients during these surgeries depending on their experience and technique.

Keywords: Cataract; Eye; Penetrating injury; Rhinoplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports