Visual recovery after recurrent rupture of the globe: case report

A 42-year-old man was injured twice in his left eye. The first injury resulted in a lacerated skin wound on the forehead, eyebrows and lids, a broken orbital wall and rim, and a small rupture of the sclera at 12 o'clock. The second injury caused a rupture of his left globe. During the operation a large scleral rupture, 1 mm from the limbus, a prolapsed iris, vitreous, and the lens were found under the conjunctiva. The would had been cleaned, the prolapsed iris and vitreous were excised, and the scleral wound sutured. One year after the injury the visual acuity was 6/10 with an aphakic contact lens correction and binocular vision was established. Diagnostic features and indications for immediate repair are discussed.