Ocular foreign body

Case contributed by Shervin Sharifkashani
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Facial trauma with pain and decreased visual acuity of the right eye.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
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 A penetrated small dense foreign body within right eye anterior chamber nasal side and preseptal swelling and both eyes temporal deviation are seen.

Case Discussion

The case illustrates the non-contrast feature of dense foreign body within ocular anterior chamber. The major complication of the ocular foreign body is endophthalmitis.

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