[Posterior segment intraocular foreign bodies. Initial management]. 2001

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Hôpital des Quinze-Vingts, 28, rue de Charenton, 75571 Paris, Cedex, France.

Intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB) are a public health challenge because they are a major cause of poor vision in the young population. Initial management must be adapted to each case. The history analyzes the trauma circumstances and tries to determine the nature of the IOFB. The ocular examination must be complete. After a systemic antibiotic treatment has been prescribed, the patient is evaluated with plain radiography and a CT scan. The wound will be sutured as soon as possible. The IOFB will usually be removed later using vitrectomy. However, a pars plana magnet extraction can still be considered in some selected cases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005129 Eye Foreign Bodies Inanimate objects that become enclosed in the eye. Eye Foreign Object,Eye Foreign Body,Eye Foreign Objects,Foreign Bodies, Eye,Foreign Body, Eye,Foreign Object, Eye,Foreign Objects, Eye
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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