Ocular foreign body

Case contributed by Shervin Sharifkashani
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Collision of a foreign body with the right eye and subsequent eye pain with decreased visual acuity.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
ct

A large dense foreign body with metallic artifacts penetrated within right eye's nasal side uveo-scleral layer with a tear of the lens, uveo-scleral layer, and nasal side of the cornea, and the right eye temporal deviation is seen.

Case Discussion

The case illustrates the non-contrast MDCT feature of a large ocular foreign body with metallic artifacts penetrated within the uveo-scleral layer. Endophthalmitis is the most serious complication of the ocular foreign body.

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