Ocular siderosis resulting from a retained intralenticular metallic foreign body. 2020

Rafal Nowak
Eye Department, J. Strus City Hospital, Poznan, Poland raf.nowak1971@gmail.com.

Intraocular foreign bodies are a potential factor threatening with loss of vision. The development of cataract and symptoms of ocular siderosis are the most common signs of ferrous metal entering the eye. We present a case of a 45-year-old man who reported to the hospital for planned cataract surgery. He denied the possibility of any past eye injury. Despite this, apart from the cataract, X-ray and CT scans confirmed the presence of an intralenticular foreign body and symptoms of ocular siderosis. Cataract surgery was successfully performed using phacoemulsification, and the metallic foreign body was removed. Intraocular foreign body symptoms may be overlooked by patients and even physicians and may occur with considerable delay. Hence, in patients with indirect symptoms of penetrating eye injury, the presence of an intraocular foreign body should not be ruled out, even if the patient denies this possibility.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008670 Metals Electropositive chemical elements characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Metal
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002386 Cataract Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed) Cataract, Membranous,Lens Opacities,Pseudoaphakia,Cataracts,Cataracts, Membranous,Lens Opacity,Membranous Cataract,Membranous Cataracts,Opacities, Lens,Opacity, Lens,Pseudoaphakias
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D003941 Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases of the eye or of vision disorders. Diagnostic Technic, Ophthalmological,Diagnostic Technics, Ophthalmologic,Diagnostic Technics, Ophthalmological,Diagnostic Technique, Ophthalmological,Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmologic,Ophthalmological Diagnostic Technic,Ophthalmological Diagnostic Technics,Ophthalmological Diagnostic Technique,Ophthalmological Diagnostic Techniques,Technic, Ophthalmological Diagnostic,Technics, Ophthalmological Diagnostic,Technique, Ophthalmological Diagnostic,Techniques, Ophthalmological Diagnostic,Diagnostic Technic, Ophthalmologic,Diagnostic Technique, Ophthalmologic,Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Technic,Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Technics,Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Technique,Ophthalmologic Diagnostic Techniques,Technic, Ophthalmologic Diagnostic,Technics, Ophthalmologic Diagnostic,Technique, Ophthalmologic Diagnostic,Techniques, Ophthalmologic Diagnostic
D005128 Eye Diseases Diseases affecting the eye. Eye Disorders,Eye Disease,Eye Disorder
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
D012806 Siderosis A form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of iron in the mining dust or welding fumes. Sideroses

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