purpose: to report a case of diffuse lamellar keratitis (dlk) 9.5 months after laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik) associated with a corneal foreign body. patient and findings: a 32-year-old male developed dlk two days after removal of an intraepithelial corneal foreign body 9.5 months after noncomplicated lasik. dlk was eliminated after two weeks of topical steroid application and visual acui...

purpose : to report for the first time, a presumable case of pediculus capitis corneal pseudo-infestation case report : our patient was a 35-year-old farmer presenting with symptoms and signs of ocular discomfort and inflammation. clinical examination suggested a retained corneal foreign body pathology of the lesion suggested a female pediculus humanus capitis (head louse). conclusion : arthrop...

INTRODUCTION Corneal foreign bodies are reported to be the second most common type of ocular injury. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) is a valuable tool for the early diagnosis and monitoring the progress of treatment in cases of ocular trauma. Herein we aimed to report on a patient with an intra-corneal foreign body and the role of AS-OCT in management. CASE PRESENTATIO...

In 1792, a priest in Germany consulted a young doctor about a buried corneal foreign body hidden in a small, hard mass that partly covered the pupil. During removal of the foreign body, the doctor inspected the corneal incision with a microscope to confirm the suspected presence of the foreign body. This may be the first use of a microscope in eye surgery.

We describe a new technique for removing a large intraocular foreign body by 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery (25G-MIVS). Noncomparative interventional case series were performed at a single centre. Two patients with a long smooth intraocular vitreal foreign body underwent phacoemulsification and aspiration, intraocular lens implantation, 25G-MIVS, and extraction of the foreign body. T...

The type of corneal injuries associated with insect encounters is related to the composition of the foreign body. However, previous reports on corneal foreign bodies as insects were rarely based on scientific evidence. Here, we report on a 49-year-old male who was stung in his left eye by an unknown insect. Emergent keratotomy was performed to remove the embedded corneal foreign body. The remov...