title: The value of plain radiography in suspected intraocular foreign body.
abstract: Patients presenting to an eye casualty department with a history of exposure to high velocity particles often undergo radiological investigation to rule out clinically undetected intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB). We reviewed the indications for and the results of X-rays performed in our eye department over a five year period to determine the effectiveness of such screening. Our results suggest that most of the X-rays are performed needlessly and that radiological investigation could be restricted to those patients with clinical evidence of penetrating ocular and orbital trauma and patients with subconjunctival haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Bray
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004630:Emergencies; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography