Bilateral angle recession following occiput injury

Authors

  • Mandy OM Wong Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Jimmy SM Lai Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Abstract

Angle recession is a common complication of blunt eye injury, but its occurrence without direct eye injury is rare. We report a case of bilateral angle recession secondary to occiput injury, without direct impact to the eyes. A 56-year-old patient presented to us with bilateral blurring noted after contusion to the occiput, without direct injury to the facial region. Ophthalmic examination revealed bilateral microhyphema with 360-degree angle recession. The findings in this patient highlight the importance of gonioscopic examination in patients with blurring after blunt injury to the head region.

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2013-12-01

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Wong MO, Lai JS. Bilateral angle recession following occiput injury. Hong Kong J Ophthalmol [Internet]. 2013Dec.1 [cited 2024Mar.29];17(1):18-20. Available from: https://hkjo.hk/index.php/hkjo/article/view/31

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