[Delayed discovery of a metallic intraocular foreign body: diagnostic and therapeutic stakes]

J Fr Ophtalmol. 2003 Sep;26(7):730-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Ocular siderosis is a serious and rare complication when a penetrating ocular injury with a metallic foreign body goes unnoticed. The foreign body must be urgently removed from the eye. If it is located on the ciliary body or the zonule, it may be difficult to visualize clinically. In this case, high-frequency ultrasound biomicroscopy can pinpoint its precise location and guide the surgical intervention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ciliary Body* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ciliary Body* / surgery
  • Eye Diseases / diagnosis
  • Eye Diseases / etiology*
  • Eye Diseases / surgery
  • Foreign Bodies* / complications
  • Foreign Bodies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign Bodies* / surgery
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metals*
  • Mydriasis / etiology
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Siderosis / etiology*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vitrectomy

Substances

  • Metals