Noninfectious Endophthalmitis Caused by an Intraocular Foreign Body Retained for 16 Years.
- Author:
Min AHN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chonbuk National University Medical School.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Intraocular foreign body;
Acute noninfectious endophthalmitis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anterior Chamber;
Endophthalmitis*;
Foreign Bodies*;
Humans;
Hyperemia;
Inflammation;
Retina;
Vitrectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2001;42(5):793-796
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report a case of acute noninfectious endophthalmitis caused by an intraocular foreign body(IOFB) retained for 16 years. METHODS: A 40-year-old man presented to the retina service with a 4-day history of pain and hyperemia in his left eye. He had sustained an ocular penetrating injury in his left eye 16 years before. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy of the left eye showed 4+ anterior chamber reaction with a small hypopyon. Computed tomography demonstrated an intraocular foreign body in the posterior wall of the left eyeball. A three-port pars plana vitrectomy with a successful removal of the intraocular foreign body was performed. RESULTS: The removed intraretinal foreign body was ferrous in nature and 4 mm long with sharp edges. After the surgery, the patient's pain and intraocular inflammation improved dramatically. CONCLUSIONS: An acute noninfectious endophthalmitis can occur due to a dormant intraocular foreign body retained for an unusually long period of time.
