Traumatic avulsion of the globe and optic nerve in a road traffic accident
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174857Keywords:
Road traffic accident, Avulsion of optic nerveAbstract
Road traffic accident is one of the important causes of ocular trauma. There is a need for strict traffic rules in third world countries where a majority of people travel on two wheelers and that too without a helmet. People generally tend to over speed or try to fit in their children on a two wheeler in our country. In this case report, we present a case of complete avulsion of eye ball and optic nerve in a patient of a road traffic accident. There are no documented cases of avulsion of the globe and optic nerve due to a road traffic accident in the available literature.References
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