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Year : 2015  |  Volume : 7  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 61-63

Eyelid avulsion due to bull horn injury: A rare presentation


Department of Ophthalmology, Goa Medical College, Goa

Correspondence Address:
Pradnya Kamat
168, 8/2, Kamat Nursing Home, Upper Bazaar, Ponda Town, Goa

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DOI: 10.4103/1858-540X.169439

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A 52-year-old female presented with a history of bull horn injury to the right eye. Examination revealed an avulsed flap of right lower eyelid starting from a point just lateral to the lacrimal punctum up to the lateral canthus without any other ocular or orbital damage. After a thorough assessment and cleaning, lid flap was sutured in layers. Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis was given. Eyelid wound healed without complications.


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