Hyderabad doctors successfully remove air gun pellet near 3-year-old’s eye

A three-year-old boy in Hyderabad sustained an eye injury when an air gun pellet entered his face. Doctors at Sankara Eye Hospital successfully removed the 7–8 mm pellet through an anterior orbitotomy, preventing potential complications and ensuring a full recovery.

Hyderabad: Doctors at Hyderabad-based Sankara Eye Hospital successfully treated a three-year-old boy who sustained an eye injury when an accidental air gun pellet entered his face and migrated close to the eye.

The incident occurred while the child was playing with cousins when an air gun pellet was accidentally discharged. The pellet entered through the root of the boy’s nose.

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The metallic pellet measuring 7 to 8 mm was lodged extremely close to the eyeball. The child underwent a successful anterior orbitotomy with foreign body removal under general anaesthesia. The procedure was performed by Dr Sirisha Polkampally, Orbit & Oculoplasty and Cataract Surgeon at Sankara Eye Hospital, Hyderabad.

Dr Sriram Simakurthy, Chief Medical Officer, said the child recovered well post-surgery, preventing possible future complications involving the eye and surrounding tissues.