Hook Injury Research Articles

Barbless fish hook injury to the cornea

Barbless fish hook injury to the cornea

Fish hook injury to the eye and its management

The most common cause of unilateral blindness in paediatric age groups, especially in developing countries, is ocular trauma. Trauma to the eye is very debilitating to the patient; hence, managing various types of penetrating and blunt injury to the eye provide a challenge to the ophthalmologist. It is simply preventable by the supervisionof the parents and caregivers. We will be discussing one such case and our experience in dealing with a fish hook injury to the eye in a 12-year-old boy—the challenges we faced and the precautions we took to give a good visual outcome.

Bicanalicular Lacerations: Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes With a New Bicanalicular Silicone Stent.

Bicanalicular lacerations are relatively rare and more of a surgical challenge in clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of bicanalicular lacerations with a new bicanalicular silicone stent at a tertiary eye care center. All patients who underwent bicanalicular lacerations repair from January 2013 and December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Data collected for each patient included patient demographics, affected sides, cause of injuries, the timing of management, associated ocular injuries, the timing of stent removal, duration of follow-up and the outcomes of the surgical repair with a new bicanalicular silicone stent. Thirty-six patients with bicanalicular lacerations met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in the study. The mean age of the patients was 43.8 years old (range: 2-73years). Of the 36 patients, 33 (91.7%) were males and 3 (8.3%) were females. The right eye was injured in 17 patients (47.2%). All patients underwent surgical intervention within 24 hours. The most common cause of bicanalicular lacerations was electric bicycles accidents (7 patients, 19.4%), and followed by motor vehicle accidents (6 patients, 16.7%), blunt objects (6 patients, 16.7%), fights (6 patients, 16.7%), falls (3 patients, 12%), dog bites (2 patients, 5.6%), hook injuries (2 patients, 5.6%), broken glass (2 patients, 5.6%), and sharp objects (2 patients, 5.6%). The most common associated ocular injuries were orbital fracture (61.1%), followed by lid lacerations and open globe injuries. The functional success rate was 86.1%. The average interval between the surgery and the stent removal was 13.8 weeks (range: 8-20 weeks). All the stents were removed successfully without any difficulty in the outpatient department. The follow-up after stent removal ranged from 2 to 12 months (mean: 5.1months). Bicanalicular lacerations involvement occured in 6.8% of all canalicular lacerations. The most common cause of bicanalicular lacerations was electric bicycles accidents and the most common associated ocular injuries was orbital fracture in North China. The new bicanalicular silicone stent achieved good functional success (86.1%) in the management of bicanalicular lacerations.

Fish hook injury of the cheek

Fish hook injury of the cheek

Examining the Severity of Roof‐Hooking Injuries in Dolphinfish: a Comparison between Computed Tomography and Gross Necropsy

AbstractWe describe hook trauma to the roof of the mouth in Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus and compare computed tomography (CT) scanning to gross necropsy (GN) as a technique for diagnosing hooking injury in fish. Forty‐two Dolphinfish carcasses spanning a range of hook injuries were collected and CT scanned, and 33 of those carcasses were evaluated using GN. Specimens were hooked either in the roof of the mouth, the eye via the roof or upper jaw, or the jaw (control group). In 75% of roof‐hooked individuals, GN revealed nondisplaced to comminuted fractures of the bones of the suspensorium, hematomas in and laceration of the extraocular muscles, and/or damage to the optic nerve. These injuries have the potential to compromise vision and therefore decrease postrelease survival rates of obligate sight‐feeding species such as the Dolphinfish. We evaluated the effectiveness of CT scanning to diagnose injury and found that CT could efficiently and accurately identify fractures and some soft‐tissue damage, but some injuries found in GN (e.g., optic nerve damage) were not observed on CT scans. Based on our findings, it is likely that mortality is greater in Dolphinfish when hooked in the roof of the mouth than when hooked in the jaw. This study demonstrates a novel technique that was effective at diagnosing hooking injuries associated with the roof of the mouth.

Effect of lure and bait type on catch, size, hooking location, injury and bycatch in the western Baltic Sea recreational cod fishery

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is an important recreational and commercial fisheries target species in the Northern hemisphere. Release rates are high in the recreational fishery due to regulatory and voluntary catch-and-release practice. Although post-release mortality of cod is relatively low, there is potential for further reductions. The most effective way to reduce post-release mortality is to minimize the catch of sublegal fish or non-target species and to reduce hooking injuries by using more selective fishing methods. This study investigated the influence of the lure/bait type on: (1) size of fish, (2) catch and harvest, (3) proportion of bycatch, (4) hooking location, and (5) injury (bleeding) in the western Baltic Sea recreational cod fishery. Data were collected via random onboard sampling of 35 charter vessel angling trips (778 anglers) and during two supplementary studies in the western Baltic Sea. Overall, the median total length was significantly higher for cod caught on artificial lures (39 cm) than for cod caught on natural bait (28 cm), leading to a 43% higher proportion of sublegal (<38 cm) cod for bait than for lure. Median catch-per-unit-efforts (number of captured cod per angling hour) did not differ significantly between lure and bait angling (both: 0.49 cod per hour), whereas the median harvest-per-unit-effort (number of captured cod ≥ minimum landing size (38 cm) per angling hour) was significantly higher for lure (0.24 cod ≥38 cm per hour) than for bait angling (0.06 cod ≥38 cm per hour). The incidence of deep hooking and severe bleeding was significantly higher for bait angling. Furthermore, bait angling significantly increased bycatch of other species dominated by whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and European flounder (Platichthys flesus). Cod anglers can reduce the catch of sublegal cod and non-target species and minimize hooking injuries of released fish by using lures instead of bait in the western Baltic Sea. Thus, voluntary terminal gear recommendations may be an effective tool for anglers and managers to increase selectivity in recreational cod fisheries.

Knee injuries in Rock climbing and Bouldering - An Update

Aims and Objectives: Rock climbing and bouldering is undergoing a worldwide “boom” and has recently been selected for the next Olympic summer games. Besides ground falls, an injury mechanism in this sport is the so-called heel hook position, which is used more frequently today due to changing training and competition modes, especially in indoor bouldering. With the rising number of knee injuries in climbing and bouldering, we now aimed to analyze this specific injury mechanisms and its underlying pathologies. Materials and Methods: Among 50 climbing athletes with unspecific knee pain, we identified 9 patients with injuries of the lower extremities after performing a heel hook. The outcome was evaluated at a minimum of 6 months after the injury and classified in a sport-specific score. After clinical examination and exclusion of the minor injuries we performed ultrasound and/or magnetic resonance imaging. Patients were treated conservatively with initial partial immobilization and early functional therapy with physiotherapy. Only one patient with a partial meniscus tear needed a surgical procedure. Results: All patients reported sudden dorsal-sided pain in the knee while performing the hook. Seven also reported hearing a snapping sound, similar to those reported in achilles tendon tears. Walking was difficult in all cases and all were limping. Five patients were diagnosed a strain of the lateral collateral ligament and two patients a lateral meniscus tear. The other patients had either a partial tear of the PCL, or a strain of the distal hamstring tendons. In 8 of 9 cases, we received “good” to “excellent” outcomes with a conservative approach. The popping sound at the time of injury may correspond to a change of the pivot of the tractus ileotibialis that then “jumps” over the condyle. While the hook is performed, there is frequently an active knee flexion involved, which thus changes the pivot of the tractus. Conclusion: In climbing and bouldering, injuries of the knee will further increase due to modern training and competition modes requiring the use of heel hooks. MRI shows the proper diagnosis and the proper therapeutic approach is conservative treatment. The outcome after heel hook injuries is good to excellent in most of the cases. Warm-up routine, an avoidance of muscular imbalances, and flexibility training can help to avoid injuries during heel hook.

Optimization of Hook Size to Reduce Discards and Injury in the New Jersey Summer Flounder Hook‐and‐Line Fishery

AbstractCatch‐and‐release angling introduces potential mortality in discarded fish, yet their survival is essential for maintaining fish stocks. Regulation of hook size in the hook‐and‐line fishery for Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus can reduce the number of discards as well as hook injury associated with catch and release. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of different J‐hooks on discards and the effect of hook set location in Summer Flounder. We evaluated the influence of eight different‐sized J‐hooks (2/0–9/0) on Summer Flounder (N = 7,764) catch composition in coastal New Jersey during the spring and summer of 2014. Fish TL and the hook location were recorded for each Summer Flounder. Hook set locations included lip, mouth, eye, gill, gut, and external foul (i.e., viscera or muscle). Larger J‐hooks (6/0–9/0) caught larger fish (381–406 mm TL) than 2/0–5/0 hooks (365–381 mm TL). In addition, larger J‐hooks (6/0–9/0) decreased the total number of fish caught and the number of discards, with no reductions in legal‐sized fish caught compared to smaller hooks (2/0–5/0). The majority of fish were hooked either in the lip or in the mouth. Larger hooks decreased hooking in the gut and increased external foul hooking compared to smaller hooks. We conclude that larger J‐hooks outperform smaller hooks by catching larger fish, reducing the number of discarded fish, and reducing the incidence of fish hooked in the gut. Therefore, the use of larger hooks has the potential to reduce discards and the discard mortality rate related to catch and release in the Summer Flounder hook‐and‐line fishery.

Estimating and mitigating post-release mortality of European eel by combining citizen science with a catch-and-release angling experiment

Several anguillid eel species have experienced severe population declines over the past decades, particularly the European eel (Anguilla anguilla), which is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. To reduce fishing mortality, many European countries have introduced strict recreational eel fishing regulations increasing regulatory catch-and-release (C&R) practice. Despite high release rates, only limited information exists on the potential consequences of C&R on eels. A field experiment was conducted with pre-tagged eels in a semi-natural environment to investigate lethal and sublethal impacts of C&R. The experiment was combined with a citizen science study evaluating the effects of different hooks on catch rates, fish size, and hooking location to develop best practice guidelines. Short-term mortality (≤72 h) ranged from 0.0–18.2%, and adjusted long-term mortality (>72 h) from 0.0–46.2% depending on treatments, resulting in adjusted total mortality rates between 8.4% and 64.4% at the end of the study period (≥43 d). The only significant predictor of mortality was the occurrence of bleeding from hooking injuries. Deep hooking was common, and only few deep-hooked eels for which the fishing line was cut and the hook left in place shed the hook after release. However, no significant effect of C&R on eel condition was found. The citizen science study showed that anglers can significantly decrease the catch of small eels, and thus release rates, by using large J-hooks. Furthermore, large J-hooks or circle hooks reduced the likelihood of deep hooking compared to small J-hooks. Post-release mortality of eels caught in recreational fisheries needs to be considered in future stock assessments and management plans to ensure conservation of the European eel. This study also highlights the strength of combining citizen science with experimental studies to develop best practice guidelines promoting fish conservation.

An assessment of the health and survival of fishes caught-and-released in high-energy surf zones during a South African competitive angling event

Recreational marine shore-based (MSB) fisheries are growing rapidly in many developing countries where they compete with subsistence and small-scale fisheries for resources. Many MSB fisheries are managed using regulations (e.g. size- and bag-limits) that require mandatory catch-and-release (C&R). More recently, voluntary C&R angling has become increasingly popular within the MSB recreational sector and has even expanded into competitive angling. Unfortunately, there is limited information pertaining to its effects on fish health and survival in the nearshore marine environment and particularly in high-energy surf zones. The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of C&R on a range of nearshore coastal fish species during a C&R MSB angling competition. The health and survival of fishes was assessed during the national Rock and Surf Super Pro League C&R tournament near East London, South Africa. The tournament rules require fish to be handled and unhooked in a bucket filled with seawater. The fight time, total air exposure, hook injury, difficulty of hook removal, extent of bleeding, angler distance from bucket, fish time into bucket and total time was recorded for each C&R event. Fishes were then subject to either blood sampling, a reflex impairment assessment or a short-term (18–24h) survival experiment in three 3 425l ponds. In total, 247 fish, belonging to 23 different species, were sampled (49 “blood chemistry”, 113 “reflex impairment”, 35 “survival”, 50 “independent” samples). A linear mixed effects model (LMM) identified fight time (P <0.01) as a significant predictor of blood glucose concentration and air exposure as a significant predictor of blood lactate concentration (P <0.01) in teleosts. In elasmobranchs, air exposure was a significant predictor of blood glucose concentration (P <0.05) while air exposure (P=0.03) and fight time (P=0.04) were the best predictors of blood lactate concentration. A total of 83.9% of the teleosts suffered some form of reflex impairment (4 indicators) compared with 31.4% for elasmobranchs (3 indicators). A cumulative link mixed model (CLMM) identified fight time (P<0.01) and hook removal (P=0.02) as the best predictors of reflex impairment in teleosts, while fight time (P<0.01) was the best predictor of reflex impairment in elasmobranchs. The total mortality during the survival experiment was 14.3%, however, mortality was only observed in one family, the Ariidae (38.5%). The reflex impairment scores of all surviving fishes showed a complete recovery from the impacts of the C&R event. Although the findings suggest that immediate mortality within this fishery was low, with the exception of the Ariidae, the superior fish handling practices applied during this event still resulted in considerable physiological stress and reflex impairment. This is most likely ascribed to the extensive energy expenditure endured by fishes during capture in a high-energy environment.

Novel vagrant records and occurrence of vector-borne pathogens in King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in South Africa

The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is a pelagic seabird that breeds on Subantarctic islands and is considered a rare vagrant in South Africa. From 2001 to 2017, six King Penguins were rescued along the South African coast and admitted into rehabilitation centers. These and previous records of King Penguins were obtained near the country’s major ports, which suggests that some of these birds may have been ship-assisted. One of the King Penguins evaluated in this study died shortly after being admitted to the rehabilitation center due to extensive hemorrhage caused by a long-line fishing hook, and another had a beak wound consistent with fishing hook injury. Three King Penguins were infected with the tick-borne protozoan Babesia peircei and two died as a result of babesiosis. One King Penguin was diagnosed with an infection by Rickettsia-like organisms. Pox-like lesions, presumably mosquito-borne, developed on the eyelid skin of one penguin. Additionally, one of two King Penguins permanently captive in Cape Town during the same period also presented a lethal case of spirochetosis, which was possibly tick-borne. These novel records of vector-borne pathogens in King Penguins highlight the risk of seabird rehabilitation centers to serve as potential sources of pathogens to vagrant species, while also illustrating the opportunities that these centers provide for pathogen research and surveillance.

Survival of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) following catch-and-release angling

Catch-and-release (C&R) of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) has been heavily debated as a management strategy to reduce fishing mortality of this species while maintaining angling opportunities in Norwegian recreational fisheries. However, little information exists on what proportion of the fish survive post release. To test if C&R affects short- and long-term survival of Atlantic halibut, halibut (>120cm; N=11) were caught on angling gear using commonly used fishing lures, and tagged with both pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) and acoustic transmitters. Survival was determined by the vertical migration patterns of individuals measured by the tags during individual monitoring periods ranging from 3 to 248days (median 80 days) after the C&R event. No short-term mortality was observed post release. In terms of long-term survival, eight halibut were confirmed to have survived the monitoring periods while one halibut had insufficient data. For the other two individuals, the acoustic transmitters showed a cessation of vertical movement after 38 and 44 days, which could neither be verified nor disproven by the PSAT recordings (due to earlier detachment and tag malfunction of the PSATs). Since premature tag shedding was frequent in this study, it cannot be concluded if the cessation of vertical movement was because of tag shedding or delayed mortality. The results of this study indicate that Atlantic halibut is resilient to C&R angling, and that C&R of Atlantic halibut may be an effective management strategy to reduce fishing-induced mortality. However, the effects of severe hooking injuries, impacts on smaller individuals, and potential sublethal consequences of C&R were not covered in this study, and are still poorly understood. To minimize negative impacts of C&R and to promote fish welfare, fisheries managers are encouraged to implement best practice C&R angling guidelines for Atlantic halibut.

Synergistic and interactive effects of angler behaviour, gear type, and fish behaviour on hooking depth in passively angled fish

Despite a growing body of literature on the impacts of recreational fisheries on wild populations, surprisingly little is known regarding how individual differences in fish behaviour and their interaction with a baited hook influences hooking injury. We used an underwater video camera, fixed to the fishing line, to record the behaviour of wild sunfishes (Lepomis spp.) as they approached and attacked one of four treatments of baited hook used under a passive angling scenario. Angler reaction time was measured as the difference between the fish strike and hook set. Length-corrected hooking depth was evaluated as a function of multiple putative explanatory variables. Angler performance (hooksets/min) varied over the two day study, where hooksets/min decreased with small hooks and increased with large hooks. Model selection and model averaging revealed the top models included the terms: angler reaction time, approach to bait (cautious, deliberate, aggressive), hook size (small or large), and the interaction between approach to bait and hook size. The model-averaged fitted values indicated that length-corrected hooking depth increased most dramatically with angler reaction time when fish aggressively attacked a baited hook. A cautious approach to a large baited hook led to a deeper length-corrected hooking depth than a similar approach to a small baited hook. These results illustrate synergistic and interactive relationships among factors known to influence impairment, injury, and mortality in caught and released fish. Of particular novelty was our ability to assess the variation in how fish behaviour influences injury in a catch-and-release fishery using underwater cameras, which suggests that this approach holds promise in fisheries science.

Penetrating ocular fish hook injury: a case report.

Fishing is a popular rural recreational activity. Fortunately, penetrating ocular injuries with fish hooks are rare. These injuries are usually caused by fish hook prongs penetrating the ocular tissues. We report a rare case of penetrating fish hook injury to the globe and its successful surgical management. A 12- year-old female child was referred to the causality with a fish hook embedded in her right eye. She sustained the injury while fishing with her father. The fish hook had penetrated the globe obliquely. The hook was removed via its entrance wound under general anesthesia. Subsequently the child developed traumatic cataract which was operated with a final visual outcome of 6/12. Visual prognosis can be profoundly affected by the initial management. Prompt surgical intervention as done in our case is recommended to prevent significant visual loss. Keywords Fishhook; penetrating ocular injury; traumatic cataract.

Fish hook injury of eyelid: An unusual case

Fishing is a common pastime as well as an important source of daily income for people around the world, be it a developed or a developing nation. It can be associated with unusual ocular injuries. Here, we report a case of a young man who presented with a fishhook injury into his right lateral half of upper eyelid piercing through the fornix. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of fishhook injury from this part of the world and only a few have been published in the literature till date. This case report aims at familiarizing the reader with this uncommon and atypical injury and its better management.

Does lure colour influence catch per unit effort, fish capture size and hooking injury in angled largemouth bass?

The contemporary tackle box for recreational angling is packed with lures that cover the full spectrum of colours with the assumption that colour influences fishing success. Yet, there is little research that identifies how lure colour might influence capture rates or size-selectivity. Moreover, while much is known about the factors that influence hooking injury or hooking depth (which is a good predictor of mortality in released fish), to our knowledge no studies have examined if such factors are influenced by lure colour in fishes. Here we tested the effects of lure colour on catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE), size-selectivity and hooking injury of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, using artificial 12.7cm un-scented soft-plastic worms. Lures comprising six colours in three colour categories (i.e., dark – bream ‘blue’, leech ‘black’; natural – cigar ‘red’, wasp; bright – pearl ‘white’, sherbert ‘orange’), which were individually fished for 20-min intervals multiple times per day. Data analysis revealed that CPUE was similar across individual colours and categories. However, bright colours appeared to selectively capture larger fish than either dark or natural lure colours. Lure colour did not influence length-corrected hooking depth or anatomical hooking location. Our study reveals that while different lure colours might capture the imagination and wallet of the angler, they do not influence CPUE or hooking injury in bass but appear to have a small influence on the size of captured fish.

Evaluation of catch-and-release angling practices for the fat snook Centropomus parallelus in a Brazilian estuary

Recreational fisheries are developing for many iconic marine and estuarine fish species and are generating important social and economic returns in Brazil. Fat snook is the primary target species in southeastern Brazil and it supports a vibrant fisheries sector, including recreational fishing tournaments. To evaluate the impacts of recreational angling practices, we examined external hooking injuries, secondary physiological stress responses (i.e., blood glucose and lactate concentrations; N = 24), reflex impairment (N = 39), and overnight survival (N = 39) of fat snook angled with and without air exposure. We also examined physiological stress and reflex impairment of fat snook captured in a fishing tournament (N = 43) immediately post weigh-in and 1 h post weigh-in. Values were compared to baseline reflexes (N = 10) and physiology (N = 8) collected from minimally stressed fat snook. Fish captured by anglers infrequently had hooking injury but all angling and tournament treatments resulted in significantly elevated blood glucose and lactate, indicating a considerable physiological response to angling. Angling with air exposure and tournament weigh-in (in a dry container) resulted in the highest blood lactate values. The body flex reflex was occasionally impaired after angling or tournament practices, but this was consistent with baseline reflex actions, and the body flex reflex was therefore not a valuable indicator of fisheries stress or mortality in fat snook. Although angling and tournament practices caused a marked physiological stress response, low mortality of snook indicated that the species is resilient to brief bouts of angling at moderate water temperatures. However, high lactate values associated with air exposure suggest that handling practices be refined, particularly during tournament weigh-in. We recommend that anglers reduce air exposure intervals when handling snook prior to release and that recreational tournaments adopt wet weigh-in procedures to maximize the utility of catch-and-release in this fishery.

Recreational Fishing-Related Injuries to Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus Conspicillatus) and Other Seabirds in a South Australian Estuarine and River Area

seabirds treated over 5.5 years had 132 fishing-related injuries that included entanglement with line only (N=35/132; 26.5%), entanglement with line and an associated hook (N=47/132; 35.6%), embedded hooks only (N=34/132; 25.7%) and foreign body ingestion (N=16/132; 12.1%). The percentage of fishing-related injuries ranged from 0.9% for banded stilts ( Cladorhynchus leucocephalus), pacific gulls ( Larus pacificus) and masked lapwing plovers (Vanellus miles), to 59.3% for Australian pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus). Entanglement and/or embedded hooks were present more often than injuries from ingestion; i.e. 97% (70/72) of pelicans had entanglement and/or embedded hook injuries; of these 35/72 (48.6%) were entangled with line and hooks, 24/72 (33.3%) had embedded hooks alone and 11/72 (15.3%) were entangled with lines only, with only 3% (2/72) having injuries from ingestion. A count of sea and river birds in close proximity to fishers revealed that the major - ity were pelicans (33.9%), compared to pied cormorants (28.6%), silver gulls (21.4%) and black swans (16.1%). Regular removal of discarded fishing material along local shores resulted in no reduction in the numbers of entangled or hooked seabirds. It appears likely, therefore, that such injuries may result from seabird proximity to active recreational fishing, rather than from entanglement in discarded material.

Fish Hook Injury: Removal by ‘’Push Through and Cut Off‘’ Technique: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review

Introduction:Fishing is a leisure activity for some people around the world. Accidently the fish hook can get hooked in the hand. If the hook is barbed, removal becomes difficult. We report a case of such a injury in the hand and discuss the technique for its removal with a brief review of the literature.Case Presentation:A thirty-two year old male accidently suffered a fishhook injury to his hand. He came to the orthopaedic ward two hours after the incident with pain; the fish hook was hanging from the hand. Unsuccessful attempts to remove it were made by his relatives. A push-through and cut-off technique was used for removal of barbed hook.Discussion:Barbed hooks are to be removed atraumatically with controlled incision over properly anaesthetised skin. Proper wound management and prophylactic antibiotics suitable for treatment of Aeromonas species should be initiated to prevent complications.

A Case of Penetrating Fish Hook Ocular Injury

Purpose: To report a case study of a penetrating fish hook ocular injury. Case summary: A 53-year-old male visited the emergency department complaining that he injured his eye with a fish hook. He had no specific ophthalmologic or medical history. A fish hook had penetrated the sclera 1.5 mm temporal to the limbus. The tip of the fish hook was visible at the posterior surface of the lens. His visual acuity was hand motion. The fish hook was removed through the entrance wound using the backout method. Anterior chamber irrigation and extracapsular cataract extraction with phacoemulsification were performed and intracameral antibiotic injection administered. Intraocular lens implantation was performed at a later date. Presently, the patient has a best correctional visual acuity of 0.7 with no signs of infections. Conclusions: In cases of ocular fish hook injury, determining a removal method is crucial for recovery. Herein, we report a case of successfully treated fish hook ocular perforation along with a literature review. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2014;55(7):1111-1114