Scleral perforations during routine traction test in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta
Erin M Salcone1, Shaden Hamdy2, Samir Melki3
1Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Section of Ophthalmology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Abstract:
Osteogenesis imperfecta comprises a rare group of genetic disorders caused by abnormal collagen that results in increased bone fragility and other sequelae. We describe a 37-year-old woman with osteogenesis imperfecta in whom two full-thickness scleral perforations were created by adjacent teeth of 0.5 mm forceps during traction testing while undergoing routine strabismus surgery. This case reviews the ocular findings of osteogenesis imperfecta and highlights the potential risk of ocular surgical complications in these patients.


