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Penetrating globe injury from a taser

Penetrating globe injury from a taser

Horrible nightmare - the case of a penetrating globe injury from a taser! This 36 year old male was shot in the left eye with a Taser probe by law enforcement officials. Operative removal and repair of globe was performed, however, the eye is left with poor visual potential. The patient was taken to the operating room for emergent exploration, removal of ocular foreign body, and open globe repair. Conjunctival peritomy was performed to reveal the entry wound at 10 o’clock, approximately 1mm posterior to limbus. Uveal tissue was noted to be prolapsed around the shaft of the foreign body at the entry wound. The Taser probe was carefully removed while attempting to minimize further damage from the barbed tip of the probe. Exploration of the wound after probe removal revealed a piece of white cylindrical plastic within the globe; this was removed and determined to be the ejector sleeve of the Taser probe. Ocular tissue was reposited and the entry wound was closed with nylon suture. An exit wound was not discovered upon globe exploration. One week post-operatively, visual acuity was light perception. The patient continues to have a significant amount of eye pain and is currently being evaluated for enucleation.

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