Complications and Visual Outcome of Intraocular Foreign Body : a Study of 37 Cases Presented to a Tertiary Care Centre of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

OBJECTIVE: to determine the complications and visual outcome of intraocular foreign body presented to a tertiary care centre of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, interventional case Series st st PLACE AND DURATION: At Department of Ophthalmology, Govt Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from 1 July 2011 to 31 Jan 2013. METHODOLOGY: 37 cases with intraocular foreign body from outdoor department were admitted for management. Patients were examined after detailed history and important findings noted. RESULTS: The study population comprised of 37 cases. Male were in majority (70.2%). majority of our patients were young. Mean age 33 years. Common complications of intraocular foreign body include vitreous hemorrhage (32.4%), retinal detachment (37.8%), scleral perforation (32.4%) and endophthalmitis (27%). Visual progression was poor in majority of the eyes (54.04%). CONCLUSION: Most serious cause of intraocular foreign body was Bomb Blast injury. Visual prognosis was poor in majority of the eyes; delayed presentation and complicated BBI were the top reasons.