Challenges in the management of ocular snake-bite injuries.

Abstract

Ocular snake-bite injuries are quite rare away from natural habitats. However, when exotic animals are kept in captivity, the injuries sustained and their management can pose challenges when they present to their local eye department. This report describes an atypical eye injury inflicted by a python and its successful management involving surgical, laser and medical interventions. The case highlights the possible pitfalls resulting from the unusual mechanism of injury and the steps to avoid them. The article goes on to discuss the background of the injuries that can be caused by venomous and non-venomous snakes.

• Authors: Pammal T Ashwin, Purnima Mehta, Rajen Tailor, Peter J McDonnell
• Journal: International ophthalmology (Int Ophthalmol) Vol. 30 Issue 6 Pg. 633-5 (Dec 2010) ISSN: 1573-2630 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 20063177 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Adult
• Animals
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Boidae
• Corneal Injuries
• Eye Injuries, Penetrating (complications, etiology, pathology, therapy)
• Eyelids (injuries)
• Humans
• Hyphema (etiology, therapy)
• Lacerations (surgery)
• Laser Therapy
• Male
• Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
• Retinal Perforations (etiology, surgery)
• Sclera (injuries)
• Snake Bites (complications)
• Suture Techniques
• Therapeutic Irrigation