Traumatic blindness after airbag deployment: bilateral lenticular dislocation

J Trauma. 1996 Feb;40(2):314-6. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199602000-00029.

Abstract

Airbags have been shown to save lives and reduce head, neck, and upper torso trauma associated with motor vehicle crashes. However, airbags have also been implicated as the source of facial and orbital injury. We report the case of a patient who suffered bilateral lenticular subluxation, anterior chamber hemorrhages, and minor facial lacerations as the result of airbag deployment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Air Bags / adverse effects*
  • Blindness / etiology*
  • Facial Injuries / etiology
  • Facial Injuries / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hyphema / etiology*
  • Hyphema / surgery
  • Lens Subluxation / etiology*
  • Lens Subluxation / surgery
  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • Male
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitrectomy