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Accidentally discovered large metallic intra-orbital foreign body
1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box 32381.
Ethiopian Medical Journal
|September 21, 2002
Abstract:
A 6.2 cm long and 2.7 cm thick metallic foreign body was accidentally found and removed from a 62 years old man. He was sent to a minor operation theater for repair of left lower lid laceration secondary to trauma after a fight. Subsequent investigation, management, patient follow-up and outcome are discussed. Importance of careful history taking, thorough physical examination and proper investigations are stressed.