Penetrating corneal wound with traumatic cataract and intraocular foreign body-case report

Penetrating corneal wound with traumatic cataract and intraocular foreign body-case report

Open globe injuries complicated with the presence of an intraocular foreign body mostly affect young males and represent a vision threatening condition. We presented the case of a 48-year-old male who presented to our emergency service due to ocular pain and blurred vision in his right eye. A metallic foreign body situated between 1 and 12 o'clock, near the corneoscleral limbus, that perforated...

Penetrating foreign body neck: a case report.

Penetrating neck wounds are potentially dangerous and require emergency management because of the presence of vital structures in the neck. Organic foreign bodies further carries a risk of wound infection. We present a case of penetrating broken branch of a tree traversing from zone II to zone III without any neurovascular injury. Neck exploration was done with midline mandibulotomy approach an...

Post-traumatic endophthalmitis with retained intraocular foreign body - a case report with review of literature.

INTRODUCTION Endophthalmitis following penetrating eye injuries has a poor prognosis and presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The aim of reporting this case was to identify the causative organism of post-traumatic endophthalmitis due to retained iron foreign body and to highlight the importance of carrying out diagnostic investigations. CASE A 20-year-old male presented with tende...

Management of Penetrating Injuries with a Retained Intraocular Foreign Body

Siderotic cataract with no signs of intraocular foreign body

BACKGROUND Ocular siderosis is a clinical condition induced by deposition of an iron-containing intraocular foreign body. We report a unique case of histopathologically proven lens siderosis in a young woman with a preceding history of trauma but no signs of retained intraocular foreign body. CASE PRESENTATION A 32-year-old woman presented with an opacified lens showing brownish deposits on t...