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Intraocular foreign body presenting as pseudo-uveitis

Poster Details

First Author: E.Boudra MOROCCO

Co Author(s): S. Zarriq   M. Firdaoussi   S. Tenouri   H. Hanguir   L. Lahlou   A. Bennis     

Abstract Details

Purpose:

We report a case of a  vegetal  intraocular foreign body in the anterior chamber over a 30-years  period  presenting as pseudo-uveitis.

Setting:

Ophthalmology department ,HASSAN II university hospital, SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH university, Fez, Morocco.

Methods:

A 40 year-old man presented with a progressive blurring of vision, pain, photophobia, and redness in the right eye for  two week, he had a history  of ocular trauma by  branch thorn when he was 10 years old. We have no information about the ophthalmic  examination and ocular symptoms of the patient at that time.

Results:

Ophthalmic examination finding in the right eye, On presentation, his  visual acuity was counting fingers at 2 metres  distance, Biomicroscopic examination revealed: corneal  edema with a central scars , ciliary injection, flare ,  posterior synechiae in 360 degrees, and body foreign incrusted in Iris coated by the fibrin reaction In  1 o’ clock meridian, subcapsular cataract, without  hypopyon observed. A dilated pupil fundus examination was not possible, but ocular ultrasonogrphy revealed no abnormalities. Ophtalmic  examination  of left eye was normal. The foreign body was removed under general  anesthesia . it was thorn  and its size was about 2 mm.

Conclusions:

A  missed intraocular foreign body  may present in different clinical aspects. For this  reason  a meticulous investigation  is necessary for a patient who has a recurrent anterior uveitis with history of penetrating ocular trauma.

Financial Disclosure:

None