A 20-year-old sustained a resistance band injury after adopting a home-workout routine
during pandemic gym closures. He presented with an inferior retinal detachment due
to a large, jagged, equatorial retinal tear; a full-thickness macular hole; and a
shallow superior retinal dialysis Figure I. He underwent vitrectomy, and because of
the extensive commotio, there was inadequate laser uptake. With silicone oil tamponade,
laser was completed postoperatively Figure II. Following silicone oil removal, the
macular hole is closed Figure II and the vision has improved from 20/400 to 20/60.
Exercise band-related ocular trauma may be increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic;
there can be significant sight-threatening complications.
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Publication history
Published online: March 18, 2021
Accepted:
February 15,
2021
Received:
February 6,
2021
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