Ophthalmic injuries from the beirut blast: Managing long-term consequences

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dc.contributor.authorKheir, Wajiha J.
dc.contributor.authorKhalil, Ali A.
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Perla
dc.contributor.authorRachid, Elza
dc.contributor.authorEl Moussawi, Zeinab
dc.contributor.authorEl Hadi, Dalia
dc.contributor.authorKahale, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorAwwad, Shady Tanus
dc.contributor.authorBou Ghannam, Alaa S.
dc.contributor.authorAlameddine, Ramzi M.
dc.contributor.departmentOphthalmology
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:09:01Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:09:01Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe 2020 Beirut Port explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear urban explosions in history, and resulted in a plethora of oculofacial injuries. In this retrospective study, we present the two year follow up ophthalmic outcomes of the survivors of the blast. Only 16 out of 39 patients continued follow up at our center, with 13 having delayed complications and 7 requiring further surgery. The most common delayed complications related to the eyelid, lacrimal system, and orbit. Treatment of disfiguring facial and peri-ocular scarring with laser-assisted drug delivery of topical 5-fluorouracil showed great promise and significantly improved patients’ functional and well as cosmetic outcomes. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2023.109546
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85164322292
dc.identifier.pmid37394086
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/31970
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademic Press
dc.relation.ispartofExperimental Eye Research
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subject5-fluorouracil
dc.subjectBeirut explosion
dc.subjectFractional ablative lasers
dc.subjectOphthalmic injuries
dc.subjectScar treatment
dc.subjectCicatrix
dc.subjectExplosions
dc.subjectEye injuries
dc.subjectEyelids
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectRetrospective studies
dc.subjectFluorouracil
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectClinical article
dc.subjectDrug delivery system
dc.subjectExplosion
dc.subjectEyelid
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFollow up
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectLacrimal apparatus
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPostoperative complication
dc.subjectRetrospective study
dc.subjectScar formation
dc.subjectSurvivor
dc.subjectEye injury
dc.subjectPathology
dc.subjectScar
dc.subjectSurgery
dc.titleOphthalmic injuries from the beirut blast: Managing long-term consequences
dc.typeArticle

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