When the Cost of Vaping Is an Eye: A Case of an Open Globe and Superior Orbital Roof Fracture. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 Jul-Aug 01;39(4):e128-e132
Date
03/28/2023Pubmed ID
36972111DOI
10.1097/IOP.0000000000002385Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85164266403 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
The authors report a penetrating orbitocerebral vape pen injury necessitating a primary enucleation and craniotomy to remove the foreign body fragments. A 31-year-old male presented with acute right vision loss after a modifiable vape pen explosion launched multiple projectile fragments into his right eye. CT revealed a deformed globe with multiple radiodense curvilinear fragments in the superior orbital roof and intracranial space. A right frontal craniotomy and orbitotomy with removal of vape pen fragments, reconstruction of the orbital roof, primary enucleation, and eyelid repair were performed in conjunction with neurosurgery. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported penetrating globe injury from a vape pen explosion.
Author List
Mukit FA, Laplant JF, Wallace D, Troy C, Einhaus SL, Fowler BTAuthor
Jacquelyn Laplant MD Assistant Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultEye Injuries
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Male
Orbit
Orbital Fractures
Vaping
