Intraocular Foreign Body

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    • By Nikhil Das, M.D.
      Saint Louis University School of Medicine
      Co-author(s): Mona Amer, Michael Moussa, Reem Gonnah
    • Uploaded on Nov 19, 2025.
    • Last modified by Nikhil Das, M.D. on Nov 20, 2025.
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    Metallic Intraocular Foreign Mody
    Condition/keywords
    intraocular foreign body, metallic foreign body, scleral laceration
    Photographer
    Nikhil Das, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    Imaging device
    Fundus camera
    Description
    A 34-year-old man presented with a right intraocular foreign body after hammering a carbon-steel chisel 12 hours after injury. CT orbits showed a 3-mm hyperattenuating foreign body within the right globe, centered in the vitreous cavity. BCVA was 20/40. Anterior segment examination revealed a 2.8-mm scleral laceration. DFE demonstrated a metallic IOFB, a superior air bubble, superior commotio retinae, and Berlin’s edema involving the macula.

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