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Background: A 55 year old man sustained a severe ocular injury when hit by a cricket ball even though he was wearing a helmet.
Methods: A suprachoroidal haemorrhage was drained and dense intravitreal blood was removed. An inferior buckle was applied with the use of intraocular gas. A macular haemorrhage resolved slowly.
Results: Despite several surgical procedures over 1.5 years, the final visual acuity of the patient was only 6/60 because of a dense macular scar.
Conclusions: Helmets worn as protection when playing cricket need to be designed better and be of better material. Eye protection should be worn at all levels of play.
(Br J Sports Med 2005;39:e33) http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/39/8/e33
Isolated third cranial nerve palsies in head trauma patients can be the result of direct or indirect damage to the oculomotor nerve.
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