Presentation
Pre-MRI.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Ocular foreign body
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3 mm metallic foreign body is projected over the superior aspect of the right orbit.
Case Discussion
Screening for metallic foreign bodies with plain radiography has a sensitivity of ~80%. Intraocular ferromagnetic foreign bodies have the potential to move and cause ocular damage.