Shocking images show how a man accidentally had a nine-centimetre lead sinker “propelled” directly into his eye while fishing.
The patient, who is in his early 40s, was rushed to the emergency department 15 hours after the incident.
It is unclear why he waited so long to seek medical attention, but he reported not wearing protective eyewear when the incident took place during a fishing trip.
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Doctors found the lead bar inserted into the orbit of his right eye, and the unnamed man could not see out of it, beyond being able to notice changes in light.
An X-ray was carried out to determine the severity of the injury, as reported by Need To Know.
Emergency surgery was performed under general anaesthesia to remove the sinker, after attempts to directly extract it failed due to the patient’s heart rate dropping to just 20 beats per minute.
Thankfully, doctors were able to remove the sinker successfully, though the fisherman was left with severely reduced eyesight.
The patient, who was treated in Shanghai, China, had a corrected visual acuity of 20/100 three months following the accident, which was shared in a medical report this week (8 July).
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