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By Niloofar Piri, MD
SSM Health Group, St Louis University
Co-author(s): David Le, MD, Saint Louis University; Michael Moussa, MD, Saint Louis University - Uploaded on Jun 6, 2026.
- Last modified by Joshua Friedman on Jun 8, 2026.
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- Miscellaneous
- Condition/keywords
- IOFB, inert IOFB, Intravitreal Eyelash, intraocular foreign body
- Imaging device
- Fundus camera
- Description
- A 20 year-old male was referred to the retina clinic for evaluation one month after open-globe repair following penetrating ocular trauma involving the limbus and extending 2 mm into the superotemporal sclera. Visual acuity was 20/25. Fundus examination revealed a freely floating intravitreal eyelash located temporally, as shown in the fundus photograph. The eyelash likely entered the vitreous cavity through the zonules at the time of the original injury. Given its inert nature and the absence of any evidence of intraocular infection one month after the trauma, observation without intervention was recommended. At the three-month follow-up visit, visual acuity remained stable at 20/20, with no subjective symptoms or objective evidence of intraocular infection, or other complications.
