Ocular injuries following the pager explosion mass casualty event in Lebanon: a large single-centre case series
This case series describes an unprecedented volume and severity of ocular injuries from a novel blast mechanism. The combination of thermal, chemical and penetrating trauma resulted in high rates of globe loss and poor visual outcomes. Preparedness for future unconventional mass-casualty scenarios must include rapid imaging, specialised ophthalmic teams and coordinated multidisciplinary care.
Authors
- Shady T. Awwad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-0587)
- Jeremiah E. Gendy
- Sally Al Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6299-9030)
- Wajiha Jurdi Kheir
- Ali Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3645-1714)
- Ahmad M. Mansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8430-2214)
- Yara Bteich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5672-8920)
- Ramzi M. Alameddine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2738-269X)
- Ziad F. Bashshur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7133-5073)
- Randa Haddad
- Jana Tabaja
- Alaa Bou Ghannam
- Mahdi Hassoun
- Rola Nazih Hamam
- Ahmad Ismail
- Vicky Massoud
- Joanna Saade
- Bahaa’ Noureddine
- Hanadi Ibrahim
Institutions
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2025-328500
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00