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...

The use of the ultrasonographic method for identification of an intraocular foreign body was reported in 1960 aiming diagnosis and monitoring of its surgical removal. Once in the eye, the foreign body (FB) may lodge in any of the ocular structures, which can generate important mechanical effects such as cataract formation, vitreous liquefaction, hemorrhage and retinal breaks. Regarding the comp...

The aim of this study was to report a case of acute retinal necrosis (ARN) after intraocular foreign body removal. A 32-year-old male presented with visual loss in the left eye. He was hit by an iron fragment while he was hammering. An intraocular foreign body was found with corneal laceration and traumatic cataract. On the day he was injured, primary closure of the laceration, lensectomy, and ...

Anteroposterior (AP) and lateral films are obtained simultaneously, and superimposed on them is the shadow of a pair of cross wires representing the center of the pupil in the AP projection and the front surface of the cornea in the lateral projection . This is achieved by the use of a frame on which are mounted three sighting devices. Each sight is like a simple gunsight with two sets of cross...

A patient who recently came under my care had been struck in the right eye by a foreign body whilst hammering a piece of steel with hammer and cold chisel. A diagnosis of intra-ocular foreign body was made, there being a small entrance wound in the centre of the cornea and an opaque lens. This diagnosis was confirmed by x ray. The foreign body, measuring about 3j x 1 x 1 mm. was located in the ...