J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1995 Mar;36(3):521-524.

Hyphema, angle recession and macular hemorrhage induced by air bag

• Park JH
• Koo HM
• Chung SM

Abstract

Air bag has gained increasing acceptance as a device that reduce serious head and chest injury in vehicle accident. Although air bag reduces incidence and severity of facial and periorbital trauma, the possibility of ocular trauma by air bag inflation itself cannot be trivialized. We experienced a patient who developed hyphema, angle recession and macular hemorrhage after air bag inflation, and reviewed the available literatures regarding this type of injury.

Keyword

Air bag; Ocular trauma; Vehicle accident

MeSH Terms

Air Bags*
Head
Hemorrhage*
Humans
Hyphema*
Incidence
Inflation, Economic
Thoracic Injuries