Abstract

Ocular trauma is one of the major preventable causes of ocular morbidity and blindness in children and young adults. Firework injuries account for 20% of ocular trauma. Firecracker injuries can cause serious and irreparable damage to vision.
Though fireworks are used for enjoyment, the ocular injuries caused by them vary from trivial to devastating injuries which may lead to permanent loss of vision. The law and legislation in India are not strict as in the Western countries; hence, there is misuse of fireworks in public places and mass gatherings. Various disabilities and visual impairment in both children and adults can result in an economic loss to the individual and society.
Here we report a case of firecracker injury to 45 year old female which led to sudden painful loss of vision of left eye. The impact of the firecracker was such that it led to iridodonesis along with inferonasal subluxation of crystalline lens and raised intraocular pressure of left eye.