DR. RAJ VADOR

, Dr.MEHUL SHAH, Dr. SHREYA SHAH, DR. RUPALI BARNWAL

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:CATTLE HORN INJURY IS AN UNCOMMON CAUSE OF PENETRATING EYE INJURY INVOLVING DIFFERENT ZONES.THE VISUAL PROGNOSIS OF EYES THAT SUSTAIN CATTLE HORN INJURY IS OFTEN POOR.HOWEVER SOME FUNCTIONAL VISUAL OUTCOME MAY BE ACHIEVED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF ADVANCED VITREO-RETINAL SURGERY TECHNIQUES.

METHOD:THE MECHANISM OF THE INJURY IS USUALLY FROM THE SIGNIFICANT FORCE OF IMPACT MADE BY THE TIP OF THE COW HORN WHEN IT HITS THE EYE. IN GENERAL, THE TIP OF THE HORN IS POINTED BUT NOT NECESSARILY SHARP. BLUNT TRAUMA TO THE EYE CAN CAUSE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. THE FORCE OF IMPACT BY THE HORN RESULTS IN CORNEAL AND/OR SCLERAL LACERATION,GLOBE RUPTURE, ZONE 1/2/3 TEARS, TRAUMATIC CATARACT, SYNECHIAE FORMATION AND NUCLEUS DROP.

CONCLUSION:THE MAJORITY OF THE CATTLE HORN INJURIES CAUSE SEVERE PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT OF VISION.A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ENERGY IS IMPARTED INTO THE EYE AFFECTING VARIOUS OCULAR TISSUES