Mechanism and Outcomes of Recreational and Sports-Related Open Globe Injuries

Open globe injury (OGI) is defined as a full-thickness wound that typically occurs near the limbus and insertion of the rectus muscles due to blunt trauma or penetrating objects [1]. These injuries are divided into three different zones, with zone 1 defined as an injury of the whole cornea and corneoscleral limbus, zone 2 as an injury from the corneoscleral limbus to a point 5 mm posterior into the sclera, and zone 3 as an injury posterior to the anterior 5 mm of the sclera [2]. Notably, while the association of blunt trauma with increased zone 3 OGIs is well documented, OGIs caused by penetrating mechanisms have also been associated with a notable risk of zone 3 injuries [3].
Source: Injury - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research