Foreign Body, (?) Copper Wire, in the Eye

An unusual foreign body in the eye.

To cite: Yeo DCM. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200144 DESCRIPTION Foreign bodies in the eye can often lodge itself in the adnexae of the eye and not just in the cornea. A thorough history and examination can often aid in detecting these usually non-obvious materials. A 56-year-old woman presented with an acute red eye of a day’s duration. Sh...

Case of Unusual Foreign Body in the Eye

42nd Gurkhas, Manipur. S. A., a rifleman, came to hospital witn purulent "ophthalmia of one eye. The history was as follows : Whilst out shooting five days ago in going through the thick jungle he felt some thing suddenly hit his eye. Beyond the eye watering lie felt no more discomfort, and took no notice of it. However, two days after his eye inflamed, lie had pain, lachrymation and photophobi...

Wire basket removal of a large endobronchial foreign body.

Wire bonding using copper wire

Purpose – This paper attempts to review recent advances in wire bonding using copper wire. Design/methodology/approach – Dozens of journal and conference articles published recently are reviewed. Findings – The problems/challenges such as wire open and short tail defects, poor bondability for stitch/wedge bonds, oxidation of Cu wire, strainhardening effects, and stiff wire on weak support struc...

Metallic Foreign Body in the Lung Due to Gunshot Injury

A 37 - year- old man came to the hospital with a history of penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma due to gunshot wound in 10 days before. He underwent laparatomy and hepatorrhaphy in that time and right sided chest tube was inserted. Chest CT scan revealed metallic foreign body in lung tissue due to bullet burst. Right thoracotomy was performed and metallic foreign body extracted from lung tissue