Eyelash tolerated in the anterior chamber and cornea

Cilia may be carried into the eye following a penetrating injury. Such a case of a cilium in the anterior chamber is described. The cilium was discovered years later following an injury. A cilium was noted to extend through the cornea into the anterior chamber barely touching the anterior lens capsule. Although the lens surface directly directly adjacent to the foreign body was clear, an anterior capsule lens opacification and area of posterior syncechia were noted at the 3 o'clock meridian. The eye was quiet with no cell or flare noted. The vision was 20/20.