Seidel-positive corneal laceration

Melissa Yuan

Still image of briskly positive Seidel test.

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Published: Dec 28, 2025

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cornea, corneal laceration, Seidel test

Melissa Yuan, MD

Mass Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5097-110X

Abstract

The Seidel test is used to assess for full-thickness corneal lacerations or open-globe injury, often in the setting of trauma. A 19-year-old man presented emergently at Mass Eye and Ear after a screw fell on his eye. On examination, there was a 1 mm corneal laceration. The video shows an example of a briskly positive Seidel test without provocation.

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Yuan M. Seidel-positive corneal laceration. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2025;31(4). Accessed May 20, 2026. https://djo.harvard.edu/index.php/djo/article/view/1291

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Vol. 31 No. 4 (2025)

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