Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This report emphasizes the importance of a complete ophthalmoscopic examination in all patients who present with ...

The presence of metallic foreign bodies in the eye is an uncommon injury in children, so much so that two children with autism presenting with this injury led to detective work by two physicians that ...

Eye injuries, often caused by foreign body penetration, are common causes of vision loss. Retained foreign bodies can lead to delayed complications but may not always damage the eyeball wall. CT is ...

Ocular trauma accounts for 8% of emergency department visits; of these, 31% involve corneal foreign bodies.1 A focused history includes presenting symptoms, type of foreign body, penetrability, entry ...

An intraocular foreign body is an unwanted presence in the eye. The size, shape, direction and velocity of impact of the foreign body, as well as its path through the eye, affect the final outcome.

A corneal abrasion is an eye injury caused by a scratch or scrape on the cornea’s surface. A person’s fingernails, contact lenses, or other foreign objects can all cause a corneal abrasion. The cornea ...

Intraocular foreign bodies are not uncommon. We frequently see the patient with a red eye who has been hammering without eye protection. However, not all patients give such a clear history and it is ...

FEW military or civilian surgeons have allowed a wound to heal around a metallic foreign body without wondering what the eventual outcome would be. Will the foreign body migrate, act as a focus of ...