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Thursday, 15 July 2010
Globe Rupture Even with Safety Glasses
Topic: Safety Eyewear

In an article that appeared in The Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, authors reported that three months after routine cataract surgery, a patient was using his post-surgical eyeglasses on a tennis court. He fell directly on his face during a match. His globe ruptured. "Spectacle torsion is the suspected biomechanical process that led to the rupture."


Posted by ct3/opticalceu at 1:27 PM EDT
Updated: Friday, 16 July 2010 1:37 PM EDT
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