title: A review of intraocular foreign body injuries and complications in N. Ireland from 1978-1986.
abstract: In a study of 95 patients with intraocular foreign body injuries presenting in the eight year period from 1978-1986 we found the overall visual results to be good with 62% of patients achieving a final visual acuity of 6/18 or better. The factors leading to a poor visual result were a large intraocular foreign body, poor presenting visual acuity and the presence of posterior vitreo-retinal complications. We support the removal of dense vitreous haemorrhage to reduce the risk of retinal traction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, N. Ireland.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body