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Intralenticular metal foreign body: case report
Flavio Mac Cord Medina1, Paulo de Tarso Ponte Pierre Filho, Alvaro Pedroso de Carvalho Lupinacci
1Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Abstract:
Intralenticular foreign bodies comprise about 5% to 10% of all intraocular foreign bodies and can result in serious complications. The management depends on some factors like size, location, material type and the risk of infection. We present a patient with an intralenticular metal foreign body in the left eye that, following initial treatment with topical steroid and antibiotic, underwent lens aspiration with removal of the intralenticular foreign body and insertion of a posterior chamber intraocular lens with good visual outcome.