Ocular foreign body

Case contributed by Shervin Sharifkashani
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Facial trauma left eye pain and mildly decreased visual acuity.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
ct

The left eye temporal deviation and small dense foreign body within the left eye anterior nasal uveo-scleral layer and preseptal and lacrimal gland soft tissue swelling are seen.

Case Discussion

The case illustrates the non-contrast MDCT feature of the ocular foreign body penetrated within the anterior nasal uveo-scleral layer. The main complication of an ocular foreign body is infection 1.

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