case of eye lid trauma with retained glass pieces in road traffic accident

ABSTRACT

We present a case of 33-year-old expatriate woman who presented to us for simple suture removal from her left upper eyelid. She was a front seat passenger and met with a road traffic accident. Primary lid repair was done in nearby poly-clinic. The presence of foreign bodies in her left eyelid was not suspected at the time of primary repair probably due to inadequate history and paucity of clinical findings or lack of imaging studies. The significance of eyelid lacerations in relation to minor initial clinical signs and possible late complications is discussed and suggestions are made for management of all such injuries