Barnard E B G, Baxter D, Blanch R
Emergency Department, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH.
J R Nav Med Serv. 2013;99(2):53-4.
We present a case of a 40-year-old soldier who was in close proximity to the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED). Bubbles of gas were visible within the anterior chamber of his left eye. The authors propose that intraocular gas, present acutely after trauma, is diagnostic of open globe injury and is of particular importance in remote military environments.
