J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2021;2:61-63.
http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202126163
Received: 24 July 2020; Published on-line: 19 April 2021
Complications secondary to a retained metallic intraocular foreign body
T. A. Krasnovid, O. S. Sidak-Petretskaia, N. I. Bondar
SI "The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the NAMS of Ukraine"; Odesa (Ukraine)
E-mail: bondar.nat86@gmail.com
TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Krasnovid TA, Sidak-Petretskaia OS, Bondar NI. Complications secondary to a retained metallic intraocular foreign body. J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2021;2:61-63.http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202126163
Background: Delays in the diagnosis of a ferrous intraocular foreign body (IOFB) have been shown to result in ocular sinerosis and subsequent loss of visual function.
Purpose: To report a case of a missed ferrous IOFB with subsequent apparent ocular siderosis, visual loss and severe complications.
Material and Methods: Visual acuity assessment and comprehensive eye examination were performed, and an X-ray of the eye and orbit taken.
Results: A 25 year-old male patient had a history of hammer-and-chisel (metal-related) injury to the right eye and was treated conservatively. A year after the traumatic event, the eye had phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation at a local clinic. Two years thereafter, the patient presented to the Filatov institute, and was diagnosed with grade 3 ocular siderosis, artifakia and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment OD. During pars plana vitrectomy, a preretinal IOFB was found and removed. Four months thereafter, the patient was re-hospitalized and received a repeat pars plana vitrectomy and 5700-cSt silicone oil tamponade of the vitreous cavity for retinal re-detachment OD. At discharge, the ophthalmoscopy and ultrasound examination showed a re-attached retina.
Conclusion: The reported case of missed IOFB highlights the importance of early diagnosis and removal of IOFB to prevent siderosis and subsequent serious complications.
Keywords: intraocular foreign body, siderosis, vitrectomy
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