While repairing his car, a young man was stabbed in the eye by a piece of metal.

On November 13, news from Saigon Can Tho Eye Hospital (Can Tho City) said that the hospital had just treated a patient who had a piece of metal embedded deep in his eye while repairing a car, causing serious injury.

Piece of metal embedded deep in patient's eye

The patient, Mr. CH (28 years old, living in An Giang province), was hospitalized in severe pain due to a metal object being shot deep into his eye.

After examination, the doctor discovered a sharp foreign object 2 mm long (like the tip of a needle) had penetrated deep into the anterior chamber of the eye and could not be removed from the eye.

After clinical examination, eye ultrasound, OCT scan, and determining the exact location of the foreign object, the doctor ordered surgery to remove the foreign object, otherwise it would cause serious vision loss.

After surgery, patient H. recovered well.

The patient was examined before surgery to remove a metal foreign body from the eye.

According to Dr. Nguyen Trong Duc, Deputy Director of Saigon Can Tho Eye Hospital, work accidents involving foreign objects being shot into the eyes often occur because people are subjective and do not take labor protection measures such as wearing protective glasses. Therefore, people should wear sunglasses to protect their eyes when going out and wear protective glasses when working to protect their eyes.

When objects such as sand, dust, or insects fly into the eyes, patients should treat them at home with saline solution to wash their eyes.

In case of a metal object being shot into the eye, do not attempt to treat the wound yourself but go to an eye specialist for timely treatment to avoid complications that seriously affect vision.

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