Intraocular foreign bodies

Intraocular foreign bodies

Intraocular foreign bodies must always be excluded when patients attend the accident and emergency department with an eye injury and a history of working with a hammer and chisel or a history of a potentially high-velocity injury . Radio - graphy of the orbits must be performed. Ferrous and copper foreign bodies should always be removed, sometimes requiring the use of a magnet. B-scan ultrasonography can also assist in localising foreign bodies when a vitreous haemorrhage or cata - ract is present. CT can be used, but MRI is contraindicated if a ferrous intraocular foreign body is suspected. Summary box 49.4 Penetrating eye injuries /uni25CF /uni25CF

A distorted and irregular pupil warrants the careful exclusion of a penetrating eye injury Avoid extensive eye examination if globe rupture is suspected to avoid worsening the injury prior to surgical repair

Intraocular foreign bodies

Intraocular foreign bodies must always be excluded when patients attend the accident and emergency department with an eye injury and a history of working with a hammer and chisel or a history of a potentially high-velocity injury . Radio - graphy of the orbits must be performed. Ferrous and copper foreign bodies should always be removed, sometimes requiring the use of a magnet. B-scan ultrasonography can also assist in localising foreign bodies when a vitreous haemorrhage or cata - ract is present. CT can be used, but MRI is contraindicated if a ferrous intraocular foreign body is suspected. Summary box 49.4 Penetrating eye injuries /uni25CF /uni25CF

A distorted and irregular pupil warrants the careful exclusion of a penetrating eye injury Avoid extensive eye examination if globe rupture is suspected to avoid worsening the injury prior to surgical repair

Intraocular foreign bodies

Intraocular foreign bodies must always be excluded when patients attend the accident and emergency department with an eye injury and a history of working with a hammer and chisel or a history of a potentially high-velocity injury . Radio - graphy of the orbits must be performed. Ferrous and copper foreign bodies should always be removed, sometimes requiring the use of a magnet. B-scan ultrasonography can also assist in localising foreign bodies when a vitreous haemorrhage or cata - ract is present. CT can be used, but MRI is contraindicated if a ferrous intraocular foreign body is suspected. Summary box 49.4 Penetrating eye injuries /uni25CF /uni25CF

A distorted and irregular pupil warrants the careful exclusion of a penetrating eye injury Avoid extensive eye examination if globe rupture is suspected to avoid worsening the injury prior to surgical repair