Traumatic macular hole from intentional basketball overinflation

Citation:

Yonekawa Y, Miller JB, Turalba AV, Eliott D. Traumatic macular hole from intentional basketball overinflation. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2013;44(3):303-5.

Date Published:

2013 May-Jun

Abstract:

We report a new mechanism of ocular trauma. A basketball was intentionally overinflated until it exploded, resulting in corneal edema, hyphema, iritis, vitreous hemorrhage, commotio retinae, and a macular hole. The macular hole did not close after observation and subsequent pars plana vitrectomy with posterior hyaloid removal, but a repeat vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling resulted in hole closure. Basketball overinflation to the point of explosion is a potentially blinding practice of which the public and manufacturers should be made aware.

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