author = {Kim, Usha. and Sivaraman, Kavitha.}, title = {{Penetrating orbital injuries from plant material during pond and river diving}}, journal ={Indian Journal of Ophthalmology}, volume ={61}, number ={2}, pages = {76-77}, doi = {10.4103/0301-4738.107199}, year = {2013}, abstract ={Diving into lakes and ponds is a common activity of rural children. We present two cases of penetrating orbital injuries from plant matter sustained in this manner. Such injuries pose a particular challenge because wooden foreign bodies are often missed during orbital exploration, and current imaging modalities cannot reliably identify retained organic material. When a patient presents with orbital penetration after a high-risk mechanism of injury, such as freshwater diving, the clinician must maintain a very high index of suspicion for retained wooden foreign body.}, URL ={https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=2;spage=76;epage=77;aulast=Kim;t=6}, eprint ={https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=2;spage=76;epage=77;aulast=Kim;t=6} }